

Traffic
1998 Directed by João BotelhoYoung Jesus is taken on a vacation by his parents (Rita Blanco, Adriano Luz) to a deserted beach resort. They accidentally fall into overnight wealth after Jesus digs in the sand, uncovering a large drug stash. Others characters intersecting here include an alcoholic actress, a philandering banker, a general trafficking in arms, priests who close their church and head north as hitchhikers, politicians who watch an all-girl production of Julius Caesar, and beggars who recite a children's story in a huge heap of trash.
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Joaquim Oliveira
....................................................Jesus

Rita Blanco
....................................................Jesus' mother

Adriano Luz
....................................................Hélio, Jesus' father

Branca de Camargo
....................................................Redhead

João Perry
....................................................banker

Alexandra Lencastre
....................................................banker's lover

Maria Emília Correia
....................................................Amélia Castro, the General's wife
Director
...........................................................João Botelho
Producer
...........................................................Paulo Branco
Writer
...........................................................João Botelho
Production Design
...........................................................João Botelho
Fernanda Morais
Sound Designer
...........................................................Philippe Morel
Director of Photography
...........................................................Olivier Guéneau
Production Companies
...................................................Madragoa Filmes
Instituto Português da Arte Cinematográfica e Audiovisual
Gemini Films
Production Countries
........................................................Portugal
Spoken Languages
....................................................Português
Genres
....................................................Comedy
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