DEUS É BRASILEIRO

Director: Carlos Diegues
Country: Brazil
Year: 2003
Runtime: 110 minutes
Language: Portuguese with English subtitles

How would you like to take a road trip with God? Well, in GOD IS BRAZILIAN that’s exactly what happens. God (Antonio Fagundes) is so exhausted from dealing with humanity’s problems that he decides to take a vacation. Needing to find someone to mind the store while he is recovering, God descends to Earth to find a likely candidate for sainthood, someone who can spell him. Toaca, a con artist, seeing a potentially advantageous situation, offers to help God in the search—in which they are assisted by the beautiful Mada. The film is alternately touching, romantic, thoughtful, and always loopy. If you’re not offended by the film’s premise, you will be entertained. ~ Nick Salerno

Principal Cast: Antonio Fagundes, Wagner Moura, Paloma Duarte, Hugo Carvana

Producers: Renata de Almeida Magalhães
Music: Chico Snows, Hermano Viana and Sergio Mekler
Cinematographer: Devout Affonso
Editor: Sergio Mekler