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

Name: If I Were a Thief... I'd Steal
Genre: Drama
Released: 2013-09-10
Duration: 1 h 40 min
Cast: Luís Miguel Cintra, Chandra Malatitch, Isabel Ruth, Lima Duarte, Márcia Breia

2013, Portuguese. Directed by Paulo Rocha.

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.

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Runtime: 1h 40m
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Language: Portuguese
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Released: 10 September 2013
Original title: Se Eu Fosse Ladrão... Roubava
Country: Portugal
Written by: João Viana, Regina Guimarães, Paulo Rocha

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If I Were a Thief... I'd Steal (2013) was directed by Paulo Rocha and stars Luís Miguel Cintra, Chandra Malatitch, Isabel Ruth.