Encarnação do Demônio

Aug 8 2008 Not Rated 1h 34m
Horror

After 40 years in a cell for the mentally ill, Coffin Joe is finally freed. Back on the streets, the sadistic gravedigger is set on fulfilling that for which he was imprisoned: find the woman who can give him the perfect child. During his wanderings through the city of São Paulo he leaves behind a trail of horror as he faces unnatural laws and popular beliefs.

Plot

After forty years in prison, the evil gravedigger Josefel Zanatas a.k.a. Zé do Caixão is released by the lawyer Lucy Pontes in accordance with Brazilian Laws. He moves to the slums with his followers that worship him, and he seeks out the perfect woman to bear his children while haunted by the ghosts of his victims. The vigilante brothers Captain Osvaldo Pontes and his brother Coronel Claudiomiro from the Military Police chase Zé do Caixão in the slums to kill him and they find a track of tortured and mutilated bodies.

Written by

Dennison Ramalho, José Mojica Marins

Directed by

José Mojica Marins

Cast

José Mojica Marins, Jece Valadão, Adriano Stuart

Crew

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Production Countries

Brazil

Production Companies

Olhos de cão, Gullane Entretenimento

Languages

Português

Awards

17 wins & 9 nominations

Trailers
Embodiment of Evil Trailer
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# of Votes
1,728
Average Rating
5.9 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
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