Aug 22, 2003
106 min
Full-HD

Lisbela and the Prisoner (2003)

Lisbela is a young woman who loves going to the movies. Leléu is a con man, going from town to town selling all sort of things and performing as master of ceremonies for some cheesy numbers, such as the woman who gets transformed into a gorilla. He gets involved with Linaura, a sexy and beautiful woman who happens to be the wife of the most frightening hitman of the place. The hitman finds out his wife's affair and goes after Leléu, who has to leave in a hurry. In another town, he meets and falls instantly in love with Lisbela, who is engaged to Douglas, a hillbilly who tries hard to pass for a cosmopolitan Rio de Janeiro dweller.

Category

Comedy Romance

Country

Brazil

Companies

Natasha Filmes Estúdios Mega Globo Filmes 20th Century Fox Brazil

Selton Mello

Leléu

Débora Falabella

Lisbela

Virginia Cavendish

Inaura

Bruno Garcia

Douglas

Tadeu Mello

Cabo Citonho

André Mattos

Tenente Guedes

Lívia Falcão

Francisquinha

Marco Nanini

Frederico Evandro

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