Hickson lived off the books, running from one place to another to make a living. His only great achievement in life had been to win over his wife Jéssika, an evangelical hairdresser and his girlfriend since childhood. The two lead a life without great prospects in the suburbs of Rio de Janeiro until Hickson gets a job at an evangelical radio station. With luck, talent and the help of Jessica, he soon becomes a pastor and has a meteoric rise in the church. But with fame and money comes envy. What now Hickson?
Acting
Marcelo Adnet's physical comedy as Hickson transforms every scene
Writing
Sharp satire of Brazil's booming evangelical media machine
Director
Felipe Joffily
Marcelo Adnet
Hickson
Letícia Lima
Jéssika
Otávio Müller
Edgar Pacheco
Thelmo Fernandes
Apóstolo Adriano
Tonico Pereira
Apóstolo David
Stepan Nercessian
Apóstolo Siqueira
Nando Cunha
Apóstolo Manfredo
Débora Lamm
Apóstola Débora
Marcos Veras
Apóstolo Wederley
Márcio Vito
Paraná
Felipe Torres
Cardoso
Roberta Rodrigues
Maria Ester
Guida Vianna
Dona Esperança
Ernani Moraes
Ney Silas
Elisa Lucinda
Bispa Maura
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The film satirizes Brazil's explosive growth of neo-Pentecostal media empires, where radio and TV pastors wield genuine political power.
Adnet based Hickson's physicality on observing real pastors who perform exhaustion as spiritual labor—sweat equals sincerity.
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