If I Were a Thief... I'd Steal (2013)
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.
Director:
Paulo Rocha
Writers:
Regina Guimarães, Paulo Rocha, João Viana.
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Luís Miguel Cintra as Vitalino |
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Chandra Malatitch as Young Vitalino |
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Isabel Ruth as |
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Lima Duarte as |
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Márcia Breia as |
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Joana Bárcia as |
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Carla Chambel as |
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Raquel Dias as Aninhas |
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Miguel Moreira as |
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Paulo Rocha as |
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João Pedro Vaz as |
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Jorge Mota as Velho |
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João Pedro Bénard as Homem de Fafe |
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Norberto Barroca as |
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João Cardoso as Zé dos Ouros |
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Nuno J. Loureiro as Irmão de Vitalino |
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Nuno Preto as Cliente |
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Isabel Alves Costa as |
| Directing | Paulo Rocha | Director |
| Writing | Regina Guimarães | Screenplay |
| Editing | Edgar Feldman | Editor |
| Production | Paulo Rocha | Producer |
| Camera | Acácio de Almeida | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Paulo Rocha | Screenplay |
| Writing | João Viana | Screenplay |
| Camera | Sarah Blum | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Olivier Blanc | Sound Designer |