João and the Knife

A Faca e o Rio

Also known as John, the Knife and the River, João e a Faca, João en het Mes, João und das Messer

Against all advice, a destitute Brazilian old man marries a nineteen-year-old girl. Because he can’t give her any children, he moves to the interior to make money, so she will at least have a good life. When he returns, he is told she has a three-year-old daughter. He buys himself a knife.