Is The Honest Candidate sad?

Barely. Less sad than 80% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Honest Candidate easy watching?

Yes. More comforting than 77% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Honest Candidate violent?

Barely. Less violent than 76% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Honest Candidate scary?

Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does The Honest Candidate end with hope?

Somewhat. More hopeful than 62% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

The Honest Candidate

Name: The Honest Candidate
Genre: Comedy
Released: 2014
Duration: 110 min
Rating: 6
Cast: Leandro Hassum, Luiza Valdetaro, Victor Leal, Flávia Garrafa, Arthur Claro

He is a politician. He is honest. Believe it or not.

Directed by Roberto Santucci

Produced by Paramount Pictures Brasil, RioFilme

2014110 min6.0 / 10

A high-spirited political satire that uses magical realism and absurdist humor to explore the collision between honesty and ambition in a corrupt electoral system.

João Ernesto Ribamar is a corrupt politician running for the presidency. He is in the runoff election, ahead on the polls, when he receives a "mandinga" (curse) from his grandmother, which makes him unable to lie. Now the problem begins: How to win an election by telling only the truth?

Clusters

Anti-Establishment Comedies Magical Fantasy Adventures

Genres

Comedy

Questions people ask

Is The Honest Candidate sad? Barely. Less sad than 80% of films.
Is The Honest Candidate easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 77% of films.
Is The Honest Candidate violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.
Is The Honest Candidate scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.
Does The Honest Candidate end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 62% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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