Released Date:
1996-01-19
Languages:
Portuguese
Countries:
Portugal, France, Italy, Denmark
Runtime:
170 min
IMDB Ratings:
7.6 (836 Reviews)
Director:
Joèo Cèsar MonteiroJoèo Cèsar Monteiro
Luès Vaz de Camèes (poem)
Joèo de Deus is the manager of an ice-cream shop owned by an ex-prostitute, Paraèso dos Gelados (Ice-Cream Paradise). Through a unmoved desire of perfection, he seeks, through cleansing and purity to attain heaven. The surrounding world, however, does not comply with his decaying vision of lust and decay as a way of achieving his purpose.
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