Cinema, Aspirins and Vultures

Cinema, Aspirins and Vultures

2005 · 99 min · PT · 7.3 (68 votes)
Dir. Marcelo Gomes · Starring Peter Ketnath, João Miguel, Mano Fialho, Francisco Figueiredo, Arilson Lopes, José Leite · Music Tomaz Alves de Souza
Drama

1942, in the middle of Northeastern Brazil, two very different men meet along the road: Johan, an aspirin salesman avoiding the German draft, and Ranulpho, a rural Brazilian seeking escape from the drought.

VIBE

A sparse, existential road movie. It feels like a long, quiet sigh against a vast, unforgiving landscape. The film's slow pace and stark visuals evoke a profound sense of loneliness and the search for meaning in desolate circumstances.

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