Nas Ondas da Fé

Nas Ondas da Fé

2023 · 83 min · ★ 6.0 · Comedy

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?

Directed by Felipe Joffily · Written by Marcelo Adnet

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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

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