Bufo & Spallanzani (2001)

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Country: Brazil
Genres: Crime, Horror, Mystery
Release: 2001-08-31
Director: Flávio Ramos Tambellini
Writers: Rubem Fonseca , Patrícia Melo , Flávio Ramos Tambellini
Language: Portuguese
Stars: José Mayer , José Mayer , Tony Ramos , Isabel Guéron , Gracindo Júnior , Zezé Polessa , Matheus Nachtergaele , Juca de Oliveira , Otávio Augusto , Milton Gonçalves , Maitê Proença
Runtime: 96 min
Awards: 10 wins & 19 nominations
AKA: Bufo & Spallanzani , Буфо и Спалланзани (Russian Federation) , Bufo & Spallanzani (Brazil) , Bufo & Spallanzani (Argentina)
Plot: Ivan Canabrava is a writer, turned insurance ivestigator who investigates mysterious deaths involving Bufo Marinus. Bufo Marinus is a frog poison causing catalepsy in humans, simulating death, enabling grand insurance fraud and other crimes. Ten years later, now as a successful writer, similar characters possibly using Bufo Marinus reappear and create an intricate plot full of surprises.
IMDB:tt0264446