Movielogr
O Tronco (1999)
Directed by João Batista de Andrade
Overview
Vicente, a tax collector, is sent to a distant region to defy the dominion of Melo, a powerful landowner. When Melo’s henchmen burn down the collector’s office building, the government retaliates by deploying soldiers, overseen by Carvalho, a hard-headed judge. Carvalho orders the soldiers to invade Melo’s land, which prompts the start of a full-blown war.
Length 112 minutes
Actors
Antônio Fagundes | Ângelo Antônio | Rolando Boldrin | Letícia Sabatella | Chico Diaz | Cida Moreira | Andrade Jr. | Augusto Pompeo | Breno Moroni | Carlos Careqa | Graça Veloso | Guilherme Reis | Henrique Rovira | Mauri de Castro | Mariane Vicentini | Paulo Vespúcio | Wellington Dias