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An adult fable on power, sex and cooking - Estômago: A Gastronomic Story
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Title: Estômago: A Gastronomic Story

Release Date: 26 Sep 2007

Runtime: 1h 53m

Genre: Drama, Comedy

Director: Indiana Production, Zencrane Filmes

Production Companies: Indiana Production, Zencrane Filmes

Overview: In a dog-eat-dog world, Raimundo Nonato has found an alternative way to move ahead: he cooks. No matter what social strata this deceptively innocent young man inhabits, he hones his skills and sharpens his knives—and then he falls in love. Jorge's nimble comic fable provides a smartly constructed gastronomic allegory for ambition and survival.

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Average Vote: 7.9 (276 votes)

Cast

  • Raimundo Nonato / Alecrim: João Miguel
  • Iria: Fabiula Nascimento
  • Bujiú: Babu Santana
  • Giovanni: Carlo Briani
  • Zulmiro: Zeca Cenovicz
  • Vagnão: Marco Zenni
  • Valtão: Marcel Szymanski
  • Boquenga: Sidy Correa
  • Lino: Alexander Sil
  • Magrão: Rodrigo Ferrarini
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