Countryman J.K. gets annoyed and quits his job on a farm when his boss sends his pet cow to a slaughterhouse in town. In search of the animal, J.K. goes to the city and, there, is harassed by several single women.
Acting
Mazzaropi's bewildered everyman face carries entire scenes.
Direction
Genuinely weird tonal whiplash between pastoral and sex comedy.
Director
Amacio Mazzaropi
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Mazzaropi was Brazil's king of 'mamarracho' cinema—deliberately lowbrow regional comedies that mocked both urban snobs and rural stereotypes with equal affection.
The 'single women' premise was Mazzaropi's recurring obsession—he made at least four films with nearly identical plots, suggesting either personal fixation or reliable box office magic.
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