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O Tronco (1999)
Directed by João Batista de Andrade
Drama · 1h 52m
Vicente, a tax collector, is sent to a distant region to defy the dominion of Melo, a powerful landowner. When Melo's henchmen burn down the collector's office building, the government retaliates by deploying soldiers, overseen by Carvalho, a hard-headed judge. Carvalho orders the soldiers to invade Melo's land, which prompts the start of a full-blown war.
Cast
Antônio Fagundes
Juiz Carvalho
Ângelo Antônio
Vicente Lemos
Rolando Boldrin
Pedro Melo
Letícia Sabatella
Anastácia
Chico Diaz
Catulino
Cida Moreira
Aninha
Andrade Jr.
Mauro Bordado
A
Augusto Pompeo
Baianinho
B
Breno Moroni
Franceliano
C
Carlos Careqa
Professor
G
Graça Veloso
Deodato
Guilherme Reis
Eugênio Jardim
Crew
- Director
- João Batista de Andrade
- Writer
- João Batista de Andrade
- Novel
- Bernardo Élis
- Director of Photography
- Jacques Cheuiche
- Original Music Composer
- Tavinho Moura
- Editor
- Renato Neiva Moreira
- Producer
- Assunção Hernandes
Details
- Release date
- 1999-11-25
- Runtime
- 1h 52m
- Genres
- Drama
- Original language
- PT
- Spoken languages
- Portuguese
- Countries
- Brazil
- Production
- Raiz Produções Cinematográficas