Cinema, Aspirins and Vultures
1942, in the middle of Northeastern Brazil, two very different men meet along the road: Johan, an aspirin salesman avoiding the German draft, and Ranulpho, a rural Brazilian seeking escape from the drought.
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Cast
21 people
Peter Ketnath
Johann
Known for
Men Are from Mars... And That's Where I'm Going!
João Miguel
Ranulpho
Known for
3%
Estômago: A Gastronomic Story
Mano Fialho
Caçador
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Bog of Beasts
Francisco Figueiredo
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Arilson Lopes
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Once Upon a Time Veronica
The King Crab
José Leite
Dono do Restaurante
Known for
Barren Lives
Zezita Matos
Mulher da Galinha
Known for
Private Desert
Love for Sale
Hermila Guedes
Jovelina
Known for
Cangaço Novo
Brotherhood
Sandro Guerra
Homem da Cobra
Known for
Private Desert
Madalena Accioly
Mulher da Cobra
Also in
Once Upon a Time Veronica
Osvaldo Mil
Claudionor Assis
Known for
The Mechanism
Divaldo Franco
Irandhir Santos
Manoel
Known for
Elite Squad: The Enemy Within
Neighboring Sounds
Marcelo Gomes Director · João Miguel Writer Karim Aïnouz Writer
Worldwide gross $882K · Budget $2.1M · First release May 17, 2005
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Budget
$2,100,000
Worldwide gross
$882,373
Gross vs. budget
0.4×
Production
REC Produtores Associados
Production
Dezenove Som e Imagem
Production
Quanta Centro de Produções Cinematográficas
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Quanta
Production
Rec Produtores Associados Ltda.
Production
Brazil
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Original title
Cinema, Aspirinas e Urubus
Original language
Portuguese
Spoken on screen
German · Portuguese
Release dates
France · May 17, 2005
Limited theatrical
Brazil · November 11, 2005
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Brazil
August 13, 2026 · Theatrical · Relançamento
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