Brazilian Western
Release date: 2013-05-31
Votes: 191
Genres: Crime, Drama, Western, Romance
When João goes to Brazil in search of a better life, he meets punk music enthusiast Maria and falls in love with her. But his involvement in the local drug trade makes him the target of a vicious drug lord.
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