The Honest Candidate
O Candidato Honesto
2014 · 1h 50m · Comedy · Brazil · Rated 12 (BR)
He is a politician. He is honest. Believe it or not.
João Ernesto Ribamar is a corrupt politician running for the presidency. He is in the runoff election, ahead on the polls, when he receives a "mandinga" (curse) from his grandmother, which makes him unable to lie. Now the problem begins: How to win an election by telling only the truth?
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Roberto SantucciWritten by
Paulo Cursino6.0Smart score
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