A Maldição do Sanpaku

1991
1h 28m

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Gafanhoto is a smuggler who tries to take a hit by stealing a valuable stone. He awakens the fury of the old boss of the gang, and ends up involving in the plot a former colleague, Poeta and... Read allGafanhoto is a smuggler who tries to take a hit by stealing a valuable stone. He awakens the fury of the old boss of the gang, and ends up involving in the plot a former colleague, Poeta and his girlfriend Cris, a beautiful woman who brings in the eyes the mark of the tragedy.Gafanhoto is a smuggler who tries to take a hit by stealing a valuable stone. He awakens the fury of the old boss of the gang, and ends up involving in the plot a former colleague, Poeta and his girlfriend Cris, a beautiful woman who brings in the eyes the mark of the tragedy.

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6.6/10

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9/10

Love Story-cum-international crime thriller

This otherwise mediocre film (feels like a TV movie) has some campy and unusual features nonetheless. Set in Rio de Janeiro, it features now famous star Patricia Pillar (of Oscar nominee O QUATRILHO). She's the film's lead character, an international flight attendant involved not only in a dangerous love relationship, but a risky criminal smuggling rink as well. The film also features Rogeria, Brazil's most famous Drag Queen for the last thirty years, as a female killer. Love, crime, natural beauty, murder, mafia wars are all prominent in this story. It suggests to confirm a Brazilian damnation: "The Sampaku Curse, or Maldition." This, of course is the film's title. Worth a look if it's on late at night.