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Embodiment of Evil

Embodiment of Evil

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Embodiment of Evil

"The return of the master of horror"

2008

1h 34m

5.3(44 votes)

Horror

Thriller

Overview

Released from the Mental Health Wing of São Paulo State Penitentiary after forty years, the sadistic undertaker Zé do Caixão is back on the streets, haunted by ghostly visions and spirits of past victims but still set upon the goal that sent him to prison in the first place: finding a woman who can give him the perfect child.

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Gullane Entretenimento

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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

José Mojica Marins

José Mojica Marins

Zé do Caixão

Jece Valadão

Jece Valadão

Coronel Claudiomiro Pontes

Adriano Stuart

Adriano Stuart

Capitão Oswaldo Pontes

Milhem Cortaz

Milhem Cortaz

Padre Eugênio

Rui Rezende

Rui Rezende

Bruno

José Celso Martinez Corrêa

José Celso Martinez Corrêa

Mistificador

Cristina Aché

Cristina Aché

Lucy Pontes

Helena Ignez

Helena Ignez

Cabíria

Débora Muniz

Débora Muniz

Lucrécia

Thaís Simi

Maíra

Creative team

Directed by: José Mojica Marins
Written by: José Mojica Marins
Dennison Ramalho
Produced by: Caio Gullane
Fabiano Gullane

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