Alex is an unsuccessful country musician. He returns to his hometown in the heart of the brazilian midlands, a village threatened by industrial agriculture that consumes original forests and challenges settler’s traditional ways of life. he dreams of being a skilled musician like his father lázaro, a sick guitar player in debt with the saints, who must perform a series of religious rituals. however, local rumours say his debts are not with the saints, but with the devil. to save his father and himself, alex journeys into local practices and beliefs.
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Wellington Abreu
Alex
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Andreia Vieira
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Franklin Ferreira
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Sérgio Vianna
Lázaro
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Gabriela Correa
Joice
Márcia Costa
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Márcio Rodrigues
Tião
Fulgêncio Lisboa
Lousinho
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Abaetê Queiroz
Marçal
André Araújo
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Guilherme Bacalhao Director · Aurélio Aragão Writer Roberto Robalinho Writer
First release April 20, 2024 · Produced in Brazil · Production Olho de Gato Filmes, Agência Nacional do Cinema - ANCINE
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400 Filmes
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Olho de Gato Filmes
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Agência Nacional do Cinema - ANCINE
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Brazil
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Original title
Pacto da viola
Original language
Portuguese
Spoken on screen
Portuguese
Release dates
Russia · April 20, 2024
Premiere · Moscow International Film Festival
Brazil · August 7, 2025
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Brazil
December 2, 2024 · Premiere · 57o. Festival de Brasília do Cinema Brasileiro
August 20, 2025 · Premiere · I Festival Internacional Goitacá de Cinema
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