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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.
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Joaquim Oliveira
Jesus
Known for
O Fantasma
Rita Blanco
Jesus' mother
Known for
The Gilded Cage
Amour
Adriano Luz
Hélio, Jesus' father
Known for
Arabian Nights: Volume 1, The Restless One
Night Train to Lisbon
Branca de Camargo
Redhead
Also in
Nostos: The Return
Tropicaliente
João Perry
banker
Also in
The Maias: Story of a Portuguese Family
Fragments of an Alms-Film
Alexandra Lencastre
banker's lover
Known for
Timeless Love
The Dancer Upstairs
Maria Emília Correia
Amélia Castro, the General's wife
Also in
Strawberries with Sugar
Jogo Duplo
Canto e Castro
Hipólito, the older Priest
Known for
Foreign Land
D'Artagnan's Daughter
Mário Jacques
Rezende Castro, the General
Also in
Telhados de Vidro
The Circle
Fernando Cabral Martins
Tadeu, the lawyer
Also in
The Conversation Is Over
Hard Times
Maria João Luís
Antónia Suzette Almeida, the sculptor
Known for
The State I Am In
Rosa Lobato Faria
Mimi Furgel, the Countess
Also in
A Minha Sogra é Uma Bruxa
No One Like You
João Botelho Director · Olivier Guéneau Cinematographer Rudolfo Wedeles Editor
First release December 31, 1998 · Produced in Portugal · Production Instituto Português da Arte Cinematográfica e Audiovisual, Gemini Films
Production
Madragoa Filmes
Production
Instituto Português da Arte Cinematográfica e Audiovisual
Production
Gemini Films
Production
Portugal
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Languages
Original title
Tráfico
Original language
Portuguese
Spoken on screen
Portuguese
Release dates
Portugal · December 31, 1998
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
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