The Man Who Copied

Jun 13, 2003

2h 3m

★ 7.5

Life is original. Everything else is copy.

Overview

A young photocopier operator becomes infatuated with his neighbor and, unable to afford anything from her shop, turns to shady schemes to make money.

Genres

Comedy

Drama

Romance

Crime

Production Companies

Casa de Cinema de Porto Alegre

Globo Filmes

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Cast

André

Lázaro Ramos

Sílvia

Leandra Leal

Marinês

Luana Piovani

Cardoso

Pedro Cardoso

Antunes

Carlos Cunha Filho

Feitosa

Júlio Andrade

Guigo Bolhinha

Gregory Garcia

Guria esperta

Sheron Menezes

Seu Gomide Bolha

Heitor Schmidt

Paulo

Paulo José

Pedro Furtado

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