Desperate for help, Dora begs the duo to have the priest to bless her dog. When João and Chicó steal the dog's food, it accidentally eats theirs and quickly falls ill. The baker's wife, Dora, dotes on her dog, who is fed luxurious food. Upon arriving in Taperoá, the two look for work from the town's baker. Chicó is a handsome but cowardly man who tells outlandish stories about his past. João is constantly hungry and malnourished, relying on his charm and silver tongue to fool the townsfolk for his own gain. João Grilo ( Matheus Nachtergaele) and Chicó ( Selton Mello) are two poor men living in an arid, desert-like region of North-East Brazil in the 1930s. It is based on a similarly named play by Ariano Suassuna, with elements of some other of Suassuna's plays, The Ghost and the Sow and Torture of a Heart.Ī sequel is confirmed for 2024 and features the return of Matheus Nachtergaele and Selton Mello in the roles of João Grilo and Chicó, respectively. A Dog's Will ( Portuguese: O Auto da Compadecida, literally "The Compassionate Woman's Play", the woman being the Virgin Mary) is a 2000 Brazilian fantasy comedy film directed by Guel Arraes, who co-wrote the screenplay with Adriana Falcão and João Falcão.
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