The Dolphin
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“On full moon nights, the unexpected happens”
According to an amazonian legend, every month, during the full moon, a brazilian fishing village receives a mysterious guest: the Dolphin, who transforms into a human to seduce and be loved by women and hated by men. One of her conquests is the daughter of a fisherman, who has a son with the Dolphin. He constantly reappears to seduce her, and even when she marries, he continues to look for her. This provokes the ire of the husband, who wants to kill him anyway.
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Cast
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Carlos Alberto Riccelli
Boto
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Cássia Kis
Tereza
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Ney Latorraca
Rufino
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Corina
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Ruy Polanah
Zé Amaro
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Fitzcarraldo
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Paulo Vinícius
Luciano
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Pantanal
The Emerald Forest
Rolando Boldrin
Contador de causo
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Tonico Pereira
Pereira
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Perfect Love
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Sandro Solviatti
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Roque Santeiro
Amazônia
Marcos Palmeira
Pescador
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Pantanal
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Maria Silvia
Tia
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Vanja Orico
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Walter Lima Jr. Director · Affonso Romano de Santanna Writer Tairone Feitosa Writer
First release June 19, 1987 · Produced in Brazil · Production Embrafilme
Production
LC Barreto
Production
Embrafilme
Production
Brazil
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Original title
Ele, o Boto
Original language
Portuguese
Spoken on screen
Portuguese
Release dates
Brazil · June 19, 1987
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Brazil
October 7, 1987 · Premiere · Top Cine, Curitiba, Paraná
January 1, 2005 · Physical · Paramount Home Entertainment
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