Movie: Curral de Moinas - The People's Bankers

Top 10 Billed Cast

João Paulo Rodrigues
João Paulo Rodrigues

Quim

Pedro Alves
Pedro Alves

Rui Unas
Rui Unas

Manuel

Sofia Ribeiro
Sofia Ribeiro

Piedade

Júlia Pinheiro
Júlia Pinheiro

Madrinha

Diana Nicolau
Diana Nicolau

Filipa

Carla Andrino
Carla Andrino

Adelaide

Rui Mendes
Rui Mendes

Albano

Luís Simões
Luís Simões

Rui

Bruno Bernardo
Bruno Bernardo

Rapaz Tuning

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    Peace in the fictional Portuguese village Curral de Moinas is disturbed when Quim discovers he had a father who left him a huge inheritance with a bank, the prestigious BLOW-ME (Bank of Loans Over Worth-Market Exchange). So the two friends Quim and Zé head for Lisbon and start living a life of luxury, drinking bubbled wine and cars with more than 20 horse power engines. But money and the big city corrupt Quim... Will their friendship resist the challenge? Will Quim be able to manage BLOW-ME when he can't even sort out the change at a grocery store? Is the night life in Cascais ready for Zé's single eyebrow? Lisbon will never be the same...

  • Release Date

    2022-08-11

  • Average

    6.611

  • Rating:

    3.3 starts
  • Tagline

    Curral de Moinas is the romantic-financial comedy of the year!

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  • Languages:

    Português
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