The Honest Candidate

The Honest Candidate (2014)

O Candidato Honesto

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

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?

Date of release
2014-09-05
TMDB
6.0 / 10 (190)
Runtime
1h 50m
Genres
Comedy
Director
Roberto Santucci
Collection
O Candidato Honesto: Coleção

Casting

Interesting facts

O Candidato Honesto is a 2014 Brazilian comedy film directed by Roberto Santucci with screenplay written by Paulo Cursino. Inspired by Tom Shadyac's Liar Liar, the film revolves around a candidate for the presidency of Brazil, played by Leandro Hassum—a charismatic yet corrupt politician who, on the eve of the presidential election, receives a spell from his dying grandmother that renders him unable to lie. The film was released on October 2, 2014, amid the context of that year's elections. A sequel to the film, O Candidato Honesto 2, was released in 2018.

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