O Auto da Compadecida ("The Act of Compassion", released in English as A Dog's Will) is a 2000 Brazilian comedy film, directed by Guel Arraes, with a screenplay by Arraes and Adriana Falcão. It is based on the 1955 play of almost the same name by Ariano Suassuna, with elements of The Ghost and the Sow, and Torture of a Heart, plays both also by Suassuna.
Synopsis
The plot concerns the adventures of João Grilo (Matheus Nachtergaele) and Chicó (Selton Mello), the most cowardly of men. Both struggle for daily bread and go through several episodes fooling all of the small town they live in...