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Traffic (1998)

Genre : Comedy

Runtime : 1H 52M

Director : João Botelho

Synopsis

Young Jesus is taken on a vacation by his parents (Rita Blanco, Adriano Luz) to a deserted beach resort. They accidentally fall into overnight wealth after Jesus digs in the sand, uncovering a large drug stash. Others characters intersecting here include an alcoholic actress, a philandering banker, a general trafficking in arms, priests who close their church and head north as hitchhikers, politicians who watch an all-girl production of Julius Caesar, and beggars who recite a children's story in a huge heap of trash.

Actors

Joaquim Oliveira
Joaquim Oliveira
Jesus
Rita Blanco
Rita Blanco
Jesus' mother
Adriano Luz
Adriano Luz
Hélio, Jesus' father
Branca de Camargo
Branca de Camargo
Redhead
João Perry
João Perry
banker
Alexandra Lencastre
Alexandra Lencastre
banker's lover
Maria Emília Correia
Maria Emília Correia
Amélia Castro, the General's wife
Canto e Castro
Canto e Castro
Hipólito, the older Priest
Mário Jacques
Mário Jacques
Rezende Castro, the General
Fernando Cabral Martins
Fernando Cabral Martins
Tadeu, the lawyer
Maria João Luís
Maria João Luís
Antónia Suzette Almeida, the sculptor
Rosa Lobato Faria
Rosa Lobato Faria
Mimi Furgel, the Countess
Sofia Leite
Sofia Leite
interior Designer
Bagão Félix
Bagão Félix
Paulo Bragança
Paulo Bragança
Lino, the Younger Priest
Isabel de Castro
Isabel de Castro
Casca in 'Julius Caesar' Play
Laura Soveral
Laura Soveral
Cassius in 'Julius Caesar' Play
São José Lapa
São José Lapa
Clara d'Aveiro, the Actress
Nuno Melo
Nuno Melo
Gigolo in Bar
Ricardo Trêpa
Ricardo Trêpa
Francisco, the General's Son
Gustavo Sumpta
Gustavo Sumpta
Kadaffi
José Pinto
José Pinto
Litter Pit Man #1
José Eduardo
José Eduardo
Litter Pit Man #2
Dalila Carmo
Dalila Carmo
Maria Clara, Suzette's Maid
Io Appolloni
Io Appolloni
Hairdresser
António Pinhão Botelho
António Pinhão Botelho
Kid running in park (uncredited)
Francisco Pinhão Botelho
Francisco Pinhão Botelho
Boy at Exhibition (uncredited)
Sandra B
Sandra B
(Uncredited)
Dália Madruga
Dália Madruga
Younger Prostitute

Crews

João Botelho
João Botelho
Director
João Botelho
João Botelho
Writer
Paulo Branco
Paulo Branco
Producer
Olivier Guéneau
Olivier Guéneau
Director of Photography
Rudolfo Wedeles
Rudolfo Wedeles
Editor
João Botelho
João Botelho
Production Design
Fernanda Morais
Fernanda Morais
Production Design
Silvia Grabowski
Silvia Grabowski
Costume Design
Philippe Morel
Philippe Morel
Sound Designer

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