When Cunda, a man living deep in the Brazilian rainforest, is bitten by a snake, he has a hallucination of four chimpanzees. Once he recovers, he is shocked to find the four chimpanzees waiting for him at home, and, believing them to be special, decides to take them to the city in order to sell them.
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Ben Kingsley as Cunda |
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Vera Fischer as Mrs. Watts |
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Katia Bronstein as Mrs. Tramp |
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Tania Boscoli as Widow |
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Milton Gonçalves as Judge |
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Carlos Kroeber as Mr. Garcia |
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Chico Expedito as Miner |
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Paulo Vinícius as Mário |
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Enrique Díaz as Miner |
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Lourival Felix as Man 1 |
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Luiz Octávio Moraes as Man 2 |
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André Barros as Man 3 |
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Romeu Evaristo as Man 4 |
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Antonio Ameijeiras as First Man |
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Tonico Pereira as Second Man |
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Mika Lins as Octavia |
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Paulo Gorgulho as Commanch |
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Procópio Mariano as Butler |
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Catalina Bonakie as Old Lady at Dinner |
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Ariel Coelho as Pastor |
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Breno Moroni as Bartender |
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Antônio Pitanga as Drunk at the Party |
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Ruy Polanah as Marcos |
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Sandro Solviatti as Prisoner |
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Aloisio Flores as Prisoner |
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Paulo Villaça as Mr. Watts |
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Brook Williams as Dr. Howard |
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Alexandre Zacchia as Loader at the Port |
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Gilson Moura as Guard at the Jail |
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Júlio Levy as Lawyer |
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Thiago Justino as Chauffeur |
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Silvia de Carvalho as Maria |
Production | Menahem Golan | Producer |
Writing | Éric Rochat | Screenplay |
Directing | Éric Rochat | Director |
Editing | Alain Jakubowicz | Editor |
Directing | Vicente Amorim | Assistant Director |
Sound | Robert O. Ragland | Original Music Composer |
Editing | Fabien D. Tordjmann | Editor |
Crew | Gideon Porath | Cinematography |
Costume & Make-Up | Flávia Castro | Costume Design |
Directing | Ricardo Favilla | Assistant Director |
Production | Tuinho Schwartz | Casting |
Art | Pedro Nanni | Production Design |
Crew | Sergio Farjalla | Special Effects |
Writing | Jacques Zibi | Novel |