The Honest Candidate

Name: The Honest Candidate
Director: Roberto Santucci
Genre: Comedy
Released: 2014-09-05
Duration: 1 h 50 min
Rating: 6.025
Cast: Leandro Hassum, Luiza Valdetaro, Victor Leal, Flávia Garrafa, Arthur Claro

“He is a politician. He is honest. Believe it or not.”

2014

1h 50m

Comedy

Director: Roberto Santucci

Writer: Paulo Cursino

Overview

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?