If I Were a Thief... I'd Steal

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

Cast: Luís Miguel Cintra, Chandra Malatitch, Isabel Ruth, Lima Duarte, Márcia Breia, Joana Bárcia, Carla Chambel, Raquel Dias

Audience-only score — full critic data not yet in the ReelXO vault.