João and the knife
Film poster
Directed by	George Sluizer
Written by	George Sluizer Odylo Costa Filho
Produced by	Roberto Bakker
Starring	Joffre Soares
Cinematography	Jan de Bont
Edited by	Jan Dop
Release date	5 October 1972 (1972-10-05)
Running time	96 minutes
Countries	Brazil Netherlands
Language	Portuguese

João and the knife (Portuguese: João e a faca; Dutch: João en het mes) is a 1972 Brazilian drama film directed by Dutch filmmaker George Sluizer. It was entered into the 22nd Berlin International Film Festival.^[1] The film was also selected as the Brazilian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 46th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.^[2]

Cast

• Joffre Soares as João
• Ana Maria Miranda as Maria
• Joao-Augusto Azevedo as Judge
• Douglas Santos as Zeferino
• João Batista as Deodato
• Áurea Campos as Dona Ana (as Aurea Souza Campos)

See also

• List of submissions to the 46th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
• List of Brazilian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film

References

External links

• João en het mes at IMDb
• João and the Knife (1972) at Sluizer Films (official site).

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