The Given Word (1962)

Zé is a very poor man whose most prized possession is his donkey. When his donkey falls terminally ill, Zé makes a promise to Saint Bárbara: If his donkey recovers, he will carry a cross – like Jesus – all the way from his city to Saint Bárbara’s church, in the state capital. Upon the recovery of his donkey, Zé leaves on his journey. He makes it to the church, but the priest refuses to accept the cross once he discovers the context of Zé’s promise.
Anselmo Duarte
Leonardo Villar, Glória Menezes, Dionísio Azevedo, Geraldo del Rey, Roberto Ferreira, Othon Bastos, Antônio Pitanga, Gilberto Marques, Norma Bengell, Jurema Penna, Milton Gaúcho, Enoch Torres, Carlos Torres, João Di Sordi, Veveldo Diniz, Maria Conceição, Irênio Simões, Walter da Silveira, Napoleão Lopes Filho, Cecília Rabelo, Alair Liguori, Canjiquinha, Américo Coimbra, Ignácio de Loyola Brandão, Garibaldo Matos
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