Traffic (1998)

Directed by João Botelho1h 52mComedy

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.

Year

1998

Country

PT

Language

Portuguese

Release date

31 December 1998

TMDB

5.7 (11)

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Joaquim Oliveira

Rita Blanco

Adriano Luz

Hélio, Jesus' father

Branca de Camargo

Branca de Camargo

João Perry

Alexandra Lencastre

Alexandra Lencastre

Maria Emília Correia

Maria Emília Correia

Amélia Castro, the General's wife

Canto e Castro

Hipólito, the older Priest

Mário Jacques

Rezende Castro, the General

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

interior Designer

Paulo Bragança

Paulo Bragança

Lino, the Younger Priest

Isabel de Castro

Isabel de Castro

Casca in 'Julius Caesar' Play

Laura Soveral

Cassius in 'Julius Caesar' Play

São José Lapa

São José Lapa

Clara d'Aveiro, the Actress

Nuno Melo

Ricardo Trêpa

Francisco, the General's Son

Gustavo Sumpta

José Pinto

Litter Pit Man #1

José Eduardo

Litter Pit Man #2

Dalila Carmo

Maria Clara, Suzette's Maid

Io Appolloni

António Pinhão Botelho

António Pinhão Botelho

Kid running in park (uncredited)

Francisco Pinhão Botelho

Francisco Pinhão Botelho

Boy at Exhibition (uncredited)

Sandra B

Dália Madruga

Younger Prostitute

Neuza Teixeira

Count's Daughter

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