Cinema, Aspirins and Vultures (2005)

Cinema, Aspirins and Vultures is a 2005 Brazilian film directed by Marcelo Gomes starring João Miguel and Peter Ketnath. It was Brazil's submission to the 79th Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but was not accepted as a nominee. It was also screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival. The movie is based on story narrated by director's great-uncle Ranulpho Gomes, who sold aspirins in Brazil during the 40's.

source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinema,_Aspirins_and_Vultures

In 1942, the lonely German Johann travels through the arid roads in the country of the Northeast of Brazil in his truck selling aspirins in small villages, using advertisement movies to promote the medicine. He meets the drifter Ranulpho, who intends to go to Rio de Janeiro seeking a better life, and gives a ride to the man.

source: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0373760/

***SPOILER ALERT***

Slow pace warning.

The relationship between the 2 characters it's cool.

And that's how a guy from the north east of Brazil won a van.

FINAL SCORE

sorry, no english subtitles

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