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Ele, o Boto

Ele, o Boto

1987Movie⏱️ 1h 48mNot Rated
Drama
5.9
IMDB Rating
264 votes

A dolphin takes the form of a human man in order to seduce the women of a fishing village.

Director
Walter Lima Jr.
Writers
Lima Barreto, Affonso Romano de Sant'Anna, Tairone Feitosa
Stars
Carlos Alberto Riccelli, Cássia Kis, Ney Latorraca
Release Date
July 16, 1987
Language
Portuguese
Country
Brazil
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Wins
💬 4
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Carlos Alberto Riccelli
Carlos Alberto Riccelli
as Boto
Cássia Kis
Cássia Kis
as Tereza
Ney Latorraca
Ney Latorraca
as Rufino
Dira Paes
Dira Paes
as Corina
Paulo Ribeiro
Paulo Ribeiro
as Luciano
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Ruy Polanah
as Zé Amaro
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Maria Sílvia
as Aunt
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Bebeto Bahia
Rolando Boldrin
Rolando Boldrin
as Narrator
Lutero Luiz
Lutero Luiz

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.37 : 1
Sound
Mono
Filming Location
Brazil
Production
Luiz Carlos Barreto Produções Cinematográficas

🏷️ Keywords

womenmanbrazilian folklorefishingfishing village

🎯 Categories

PortugueseDrama

⭐ Featured Review

Vera vera interesting......
by Akiosan2003-03-10

""Ele, o Boto" is based on an old legend of a Water Sprite who takes on form of Amazon river dolphin. He only takes on his humanoid form when he wants a mate. However, the village men hate the water sprite and want him dead. All he wanted was some mates, due to his lonelyness.... Despite the low-budget, "Ele o Boto" is a wonderfully done and haunting movie that will captivate myth and folklore buffs or people whom are into dolphins, water-sprites or merfolk like creatures. I don't think CG and the big name companies at Hollywood or parts of Europe could not do somethin..."

💡 Did You Know?

The amazon legend of the "boto" (river dolphin) was a folkloric attempt to explain the pregnancies of young women in the fishermen villages. They would blame it on the magical being and thus justify it before the community.

📖 Synopsis

A dolphin takes the form of a human man in order to seduce the women of a fishing village.