If I Were a Thief... I'd Steal (2013)

Name: If I Were a Thief... I'd Steal
Director: Paulo Rocha
Genre: Drama
Released: 2013
Duration: 1 h 40 min
Rating: 5.5
Cast: Carla Chambel, Chandra Malatitch, Isabel Ruth, Joana Bárcia, João Cardoso

Original Title: Se Eu Fosse Ladrão... Roubava

Drama

5.5 (7 votes)

1h 40m

Overview

1920s. Vitalino, a small farmer from São Vicente sees his father die of the epidemic which decimated the country. Some years later, of all the brothers, Vitalino is the strongest and takes his father’s place in the house. But the village is too small for his aspirations and he decides to head to Brazil, leaving his sisters in charge of the household. In parallel with Vitalino’s story, If I Were a Thief… I’d Steal portrays the world of Paulo Rocha rummaging through his films and ghosts over the years.

Details

Director: Paulo Rocha
Writer: Regina Guimarães, Paulo Rocha, João Viana
Original Language: Portuguese
Budget: N/A

Cast

Carla Chambel Chandra Malatitch Isabel Ruth Joana Bárcia João Cardoso João Pedro Bénard João Pedro Vaz Jorge Mota Lima Duarte Luís Miguel Cintra Márcia Breia Miguel Moreira Norberto Barroca Paulo Rocha Raquel Dias