Cinema, Aspirins and Vultures

Cinema, Aspirins and Vultures (Cinema, Aspirinas e Urubus) is a 2005 Brazilian film directed and co-written by Marcelo Gomes. It was Brazil's submission to the 79th Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but was not accepted as a nominee. It was also screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival.

Plot synopsis
German national Johann is traveling in rural northern Brazil in the 1940s, selling the new drug aspirin by screening a short promotional film for isolated villagers, many of whom have never seen a motion picture. He meets drifter Ranulpho, who agrees to work for Johann in exchange for a ride to Rio de Janeiro. They have many encounters and misadventures on their journey, eventually selling out Johann's entire stock of aspirin to a wealthy brothel owner.

When Brazil formally declares war on Germany in August, 1942, Johann is ordered to either return to his homeland or turn himself into a Brazilian concentration camp until the end of hostilities. Not wishing to participate in the European war, Johann paints over the advertising logos on the company truck, splits the sales money with Ranulpho, and smuggles himself onto a train with other workers who are supporting the Brazilian-American alliance by working on rubber plantations in the Amazonian jungle.

Cast

 * João Miguel - Ranulpho
 * Peter Ketnath - Johann
 * Madalena Accioly - Mulher da Cobra
 * Jeane Alves - Mulher Amamentando
 * Daniela Câmara - Neide
 * Veronica Cavalcanti - Maria da Paz
 * Jorge Clésio - Funcionário dos Correios
 * Lúcia do Acordeon - Sanfoneira
 * Mano Fialho - Caçador
 * Francisco Figueiredo - Rapaz na Estrada
 * Paula Francinete - Lindalva
 * Hermila Guedes - Jovelina
 * Sandro Guerra - Homem da Cobra
 * José Leite - Dono do Restaurante
 * Nanego Lira - Funcionário da Estação de Trem
 * Arilson Lopes - Dono do Posto de Gasolina
 * Zezita Matos - Mulher da Galinha
 * Osvaldo Mil - Claudionor Assis
 * Fabiana Pirro - Adelina
 * Rodrigo Riszla - Stand in
 * Irandhir Santos - Manoel

Reception
Cinema, Aspirins and Vultures has an approval rating of 86% on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 7 reviews, and an average rating of 6.8/10.