Estômago: A Gastronomic Story(2007)
An adult fable on power, sex and cooking
In a dog-eat-dog world, Raimundo Nonato has found an alternative way to move ahead: he cooks. No matter what social strata this deceptively innocent young man inhabits, he hones his skills and sharpens his knives—and then he falls in love. Jorge's nimble comic fable provides a smartly constructed gastronomic allegory for ambition and survival.
Movie: Estômago: A Gastronomic Story
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Raimundo Nonato / Alecrim
Iria
Bujiú
Giovanni
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