Episode 749: O Pagador de Promessas (1962)

Episode 749: O Pagador de Promessas (1962)

Mike is joined by Robert Bellissimo and Philip Marinello to explore O Pagador de Promessas (1962), the landmark Brazilian drama from director Anselmo Duarte. Also known internationally as The Given Word, the film adapts Dias Gomes’s acclaimed stage play into a sharp critique of institutional power.

The story centers on Zé do Burro, a simple farmer who treks over 20 miles into Salvador while bearing a heavy cross—honoring a vow to Saint Barbara after his donkey, Nicholas, falls ill. What begins as a devout act of gratitude becomes a battleground of bureaucracy, media exploitation, and religious gatekeeping. Winner of the Palme d’Or at Cannes, Duarte’s film remains a bold and timely meditation on class, faith, and the politics of devotion.

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Episode 791: I Saw the TV Glow (2024)

Episode 791: I Saw the TV Glow (2024)

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Special Report: Wildheart - The Leslie Winston Collection

Special Report: Wildheart - The Leslie Winston Collection

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Grace Glowicki on Dead Lover (2025)

Grace Glowicki on Dead Lover (2025)

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19 Mars 23min

Episode 790: The Wild Boys (2017)

Episode 790: The Wild Boys (2017)

Kyler Fey and Michelle Kisner join Mike to dig into Bertrand Mandico's striking 2017 feature debut, The Wild Boys (Les Garçons Sauvages). A fever dream of transgression and transformation, the film fo...

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Special Report: Martyn Zub on The Weight (2026)

Special Report: Martyn Zub on The Weight (2026)

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