''O Homem Que Desafiou o Diabo'' (

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for ''The Man who Defied the Devil'') is a 2007

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directed and co-written by

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. It stars

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, Lívia Falcão,

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and

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. The film is an adaptation of a novel by Nei Leandro de Castro, ''Pelejas de Ojuara.''

Plot

Reception

A review on the Brazilian website CInética criticised the commercial approach adopted by the director.

References

2007 films Brazilian comedy films 2000s Portuguese-language films 2007 comedy films Films shot in Rio Grande do Norte 2000s Brazilian films {{2000s-comedy-film-stub