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The Devil's Scarab

The Devil's Scarab

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The Devil's Scarab

2016

1h 31m

5.0(41 votes)

Adventure

Mystery

Overview

A series of crimes against redheads scares the people from a little town. After the death of his brother, the 13 year old Alberto decides to investigate what is happening and is helped by the experienced but forgetful Inspector Pimentel.

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Globo Filmes

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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Thiago Rosseti

Thiago Rosseti

Alberto Maltese

Marcos Caruso

Marcos Caruso

Delegado Pimentel

Jonas Bloch

Jonas Bloch

Padre Paulo Afonso

Bruna Cavalieri

Bruna Cavalieri

Raquel Marcos

Selma Egrei

Selma Egrei

Dona Dulce

Cirillo Luna

Cirillo Luna

Hugo

Lourenço Mutarelli

Lourenço Mutarelli

Vitor Freschi

Celso Frateschi

Celso Frateschi

Jairo Saturnino

Augusto Madeira

Augusto Madeira

Almeida

Isaac Bardavid

Isaac Bardavid

Diretor Magalhães

Creative team

Directed by: Carlo Milani
Written by: Ronaldo Santos
Melanie Dimantas
Produced by: Sara Silveira

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