A Dog's Will
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| Portuguese | O Auto da Compadecida |
| Directed by | Guel Arraes |
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| Based on | Auto da Compadecida by Ariano Suassuna |
| Produced by | André Cômodo |
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| Cinematography | Félix Monti |
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| Distributed by | Columbia TriStar Film Distributors International |
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Running time | 104 minutes |
| Country | Brazil |
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| Box office | R$11,496,994 ($4,903,192) |
A Dog's Will (Portuguese: O Auto da Compadecida, lit. 'The Compassionate Woman's Play', the woman being the Virgin Mary) is a 2000 Brazilian fantasy comedy film directed by Guel Arraes, who co-wrote the screenplay with Adriana Falcão and João Falcão. It is based on a similarly named play by Ariano Suassuna, with elements of some other of Suassuna's plays, The Ghost and the Sow and Torture of a Heart. The film stars Matheus Nachtergaele, Selton Mello and Fernanda Montenegro, with Rogério Cardoso, Denise Fraga, Diogo Vilela, Marco Nanini, Lima Duarte and Luís Melo in supporting roles.
A sequel, O Auto da Compadecida 2, was released in Brazil on 25 December 2024, with Nachtergaele and Mello reprising their roles.