Adaptation of the series shown in 1988. The humble farmer Zé do Burro makes a promise to Santa Bárbara to save his donkey Nicolau from death. The payment is to carry a heavy cross from the interior of Bahia to a church in Salvador. When you reach the steps of the church, with injured shoulders, you have to deal with the incomprehension of a conservative priest.
Director: Tizuka Yamasaki
Cast: José Mayer, Denise Milfont, Walmor Chagas, Nelson Xavier, Joana Fomm, Guilherme Fontes, Osmar Prado, Mário Lago
Adaptation of the series shown in 1988. The humble farmer Zé do Burro makes a promise to Santa Bárbara to save his donkey Nicolau from death. The payment is to carry a heavy cross from the interior of Bahia to a church in Salvador. When you reach the steps of the church, with injured shoulders, you have to deal with the incomprehension of a conservative priest.
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Adaptation of the series shown in 1988. The humble farmer Zé do Burro makes a promise to Santa Bárbara to save his donkey Nicolau from death. The payment is to carry a heavy cross from the interior of…
1h 35m
January 9, 2015
Tizuka Yamasaki
José Mayer, Denise Milfont, Walmor Chagas
Drama, TV Movie