The lively João Grilo and the sly Chicó are poor guys living in the hinterland who cheat a bunch of people in a small in Northeastern Brazil. When they die, they have to be judged by Christ, the Devil and the Virgin Mary before they are admitted to paradise.
O Auto da Compadecida is of 1 hour(s) and 44 minute(s). It is Produced By: Lereby Produções, Globo Filmes. It was released on 2000-09-15. It has the tagline: Lying with faith is not always a sin. It has an average vote of 8.399 on TMDB.
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