Cinema, Aspirins and Vultures
May 17, 2005 | IMDB 6.9
99 min Watch NowDrama
1942, in the middle of Northeastern Brazil, two very different men meet along the road: Johan, an aspirin salesman avoiding the German draft, and Ranulpho, a rural Brazilian seeking escape from the drought.
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