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The Given Word (1998)

Original title: O Pagador de Promessas - O Filme

1998-12-24 · 1h 34m · PT
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Adaptation of the series shown in 1988. The humble farmer Zé do Burro makes a promise to Santa Bárbara to save his donkey Nicolau from death. The payment is to carry a heavy cross from the interior of Bahia to a church in Salvador. When you reach the steps of the church, with injured shoulders, you have to deal with the incomprehension of a conservative priest. Author: Dias Gomes.

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Dias GomesWriterTizuka YamasakiDirectorTizuka YamazakiDirector

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José MayerJosé MayerZé do BurroAna Beatriz NogueiraAna Beatriz NogueiraDenise MilfontDenise MilfontRosa/IansãWalmor ChagasWalmor ChagasPadre OlavoNelson XavierNelson XavierBonitãoGuilherme FontesGuilherme FontesJoana FommJoana FommMarliOsmar PradoOsmar PradoPadre EloyMário LagoMário LagoDom GermanoDiogo VilelaDiogo VilelaLulaStênio GarciaStênio GarciaSeu DedéYara CortesYara CortesDona Dagmar

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Genre affinityDramaDialogue densityDramaDirector preference519079 · 380091Actor preference324451 · 377319 · 519740Country preferenceBrDecade preference1990

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What is The Given Word about?

Adaptation of the series shown in 1988. The humble farmer Zé do Burro makes a promise to Santa Bárbara to save his donkey Nicolau from death. The payment is to carry a heavy cross from the interior of Bahia to a church in Salvador. When you reach the steps of the church, with injured shoulders, you have to deal with the incomprehension of a conservative priest. Author: Dias Gomes.

How long is The Given Word?

The Given Word has a runtime of 94 minutes.