The Rogue's Trial
Faith brings hope.
A darkly comic Brazilian fable about faith, resurrection, and small-town politics that blends absurdist humor with spiritual themes and regional character.
After 20 years missing, João Grilo returns to Taperoá to join his old friend Chicó and, after his story of resurrection spreads, he is disputed as an electoral candidate by the two most powerful politicians in the city.
Essence
Ensemble
Matheus Nachtergaele
João Grilo / Jesus / Diabo
Selton Mello
Chicó
Taís Araújo
Compadecida
Humberto Martins
Coronel Ernani
Luis Miranda
Antonio do Amor
Eduardo Sterblitch
Arlindo
Fabiula Nascimento
Clarabela
Virginia Cavendish
Rosinha
Enrique Díaz
Joaquim Brejeiro
Fernanda Montenegro
Compadecida (archive footage)
Rogério Cardoso
Padre João (archive footage)
Denise Fraga
Dora (archive footage)
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