The Honest Candidate

The Honest Candidate

110 mins | Comedy | Sept. 5, 2014

João Ernesto Ribamar is a corrupt politician running for the presidency. He is in the runoff election, ahead on the polls, when he receives a "mandinga" (curse) from his grandmother, which makes him unable to lie. Now the problem begins: How to win an election by telling only the truth?

The Honest Candidate

110 mins | Comedy | Sept. 5, 2014

The Honest Candidate
João Ernesto Ribamar is a corrupt politician running for the presidency. He is in the runoff election, ahead on the polls, when he receives a "mandinga" (curse) from his grandmother, which makes him unable to lie. Now the problem begins: How to win an election by telling only the truth?
IMDb rating 5.5
Producers
Original title O Candidato Honesto
Directors Roberto Santucci
Writers Paulo Cursino

Cast

Leandro Hassum

as João Ernesto Praxedes

Marcello Caridade

as Advogado

Luiza Valdetaro

as Amanda Pinheiro

Claudio Cinti

as Assessor

Ellen Rocche

as Carmen

Antonio Fragoso

as Wallace

Flávia Garrafa

as Isabel Praxedes