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O Batedor de Carteiras
O Batedor de Carteiras

O BATEDOR DE CARTEIRAS

Directed by Aloisio T. de Carvalho
Brazil, 1958
Comedy, Romance

Synopsis

In the Rio de Janeiro Central Station, the infamous pickpocket Mão Leve meets Ernestina—a Northeastern girl looking for a job—with whom he falls in love. Willing to conquer her, the thief decides to abandon his life of crime, but soon finds out it won’t be easy.

Synopsis

In the Rio de Janeiro Central Station, the infamous pickpocket Mão Leve meets Ernestina—a Northeastern girl looking for a job—with whom he falls in love. Willing to conquer her, the thief decides to abandon his life of crime, but soon finds out it won’t be easy.