The Wrung-Out Man
1980, Portuguese. Directed by João Batista de Andrade.
Deraldo, a popular poet from Northeast Brazil, arrives in the capital of São Paulo, making a living only from his poetry and pamphlets. All is well until he is mistaken for a multinational worker who killed the boss at a party where he received the title of symbolic worker.
- Runtime
- 1h 37m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Portuguese
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- Released
- 13 December 1980
- Original title
- O Homem que Virou Suco
- Country
- Brazil
- Written by
- João Batista de Andrade
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The Wrung-Out Man runs 97 minutes (1h 37m).
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The Wrung-Out Man isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 13 December 1980. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Wrung-Out Man?
The Wrung-Out Man (1980) was directed by João Batista de Andrade and stars José Dumont, Célia Maracajá, Barros Freire.