A magician and his assistant arrive in a small town in the interior of Bahia, Brazil, to present a variety show. The duo’s debut is thwarted by the arrogance of the local police chief. The next day is the town’s market day. Moved by the poverty of the place, Paloma suggests to the magician a great magic that brings the abundance where misery exists, what is done. However, the magic is brief and soon the city returns to its usual poverty. There is a great revolt and the police chief arrests the magician. In jail he is placed in a common cell with four other prisoners; the presence of the magician breaks the routine of prison life and a series of amazing and wonderful things begin to happen.
Título original: O Mágico e o Delegado
Ano: 1983
Classificação: 16
Duração: 103
Gênero: Fiction
País: Brazil
Tags: Brazil, prison, social portrait
Cor: cor
Direção: Fernando Coni Campos
Roteiro: Fernando Coni Campos, Mário Carneiro
Fotografia: Mário Carneiro
Montagem: Roberto Pires, Eunice Gutman, Walter Goulart
Elenco: Nelson Xavier, Mario Gadelha, Tânia Alves, Cacilda Alves, Luthero Luis, Fredy Ribeiro
Produtor: Maria Augusta São Paulo
Produção: Sani Filmes
Música: Nelson Jacobina, Zezinho Moura