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Running After
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Running After

Jun 7, 2018
1h 30m
★ 5.0

Overview

Paulo Ventania is a black Brazilian man, always doing his best to bring some happiness in his life, and by happiness he means money. When he's at a dead end, he discovers the opportunity to become a football manager by leading some boy from the neighborhood to becoming the new Neymar of international soccer. Going through the suburbs of Rio, he finds Glanderson, a young boy with an enormous talent for soccer despite missing two toes. With good humor, high hopes, and a lot of mistakes, the quixotic duo tries their best to make their dream come true.

Genres

Comedy

Production Companies

Globo Filmes
Raccord Produções

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Cast

Aílton Graça

Ventania

Aílton Graça

Juan Paiva

Glanderson

Juan Paiva

Juliana Alves

Jurema

Juliana Alves

Tonico Pereira

Aníbal

Tonico Pereira

Lázaro Ramos

Jerry

Lázaro Ramos

Lellê

Greice Daiane

Lellê

Rocco Pitanga

Uranos

Rocco Pitanga

Teka Romualdo

Dona Conceição

Teka Romualdo

Francisco Gaspar

Romero

Francisco Gaspar

Nicole Bahls

Kátia

Nicole Bahls

Dadá Coelho

Marizete

Dadá Coelho

Hélio de la Peña

Berinjela

Hélio de la Peña

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