Lisbela e o Prisioneiro

2003 · 1h46 · Film

Directed by Guel Arraes

Starring Selton Mello, Débora Falabella, Virginia Cavendish, Bruno Garcia, Tadeu Mello, André Mattos, Lívia Falcão, Marco Nanini, Heloísa Périssé, Aramis Trindade

Ideal when you feel… Romantic Happy Angry

Lisbela is a young woman who loves going to the movies. Leléu is a con man, going from town to town selling all sort of things and performing as master of ceremonies for some cheesy numbers, such as the woman who gets transformed into a gorilla. He gets involved with Linaura, a sexy and beautiful woman who happens to be the wife of the most frightening hitman of the place. The hitman finds out his wife's affair and goes after Leléu, who has to leave in a hurry. In another town, he meets and falls instantly in love with Lisbela, who is engaged to Douglas, a hillbilly who tries hard to pass for a cosmopolitan Rio de Janeiro dweller.

Original language

Portuguese

Screenplay

Guel Arraes, Osman Lins, Pedro Cardoso, Jorge Furtado

Cinematography

Uli Burtin

Cast

Bruno Garcia, Tadeu Mello, André Mattos, Lívia Falcão, Marco Nanini, Heloísa Périssé, Aramis Trindade, Carlos Casagrande, Zeca Veloso

Updated July 22, 2026

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