The Man Who Copied

– André, 19, lives in Porto Alegre, Brazil, and works as a photocopier operator. He likes to see his ..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
7.70 / 10
Duration:
2 Hours and 4 Minutes
Release Year:
2003
Original Name:
O Homem Que Copiava
The Man Who Copied (2003) - Also known as O Homem Que Copiava

André, 19, lives in Porto Alegre, Brazil, and works as a photocopier operator. He likes to see his neighbor Sílvia with a pair of binoculars. She works selling clothes. Becoming attracted to her, he tries to get nearer, and goes to her shop to buy something, but finds out that he can't afford it. So he puts the photocopier to other uses, and begins to envisage fishy schemes to earn some money.

Release Date:

13 Jun 2003

Language:

Portuguese

MPAA Content-Rating:
R – Restricted

Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.

Director:

Jorge Furtado

Writer:

Jorge Furtado (screenplay)

Main Actors:

Lázaro Ramos, Renata de Lélis, Sérgio Lulkin, Heitor Schmidt

Plot:

André, relatively poor, falls in love with Silvia, a neighbor whom he spies with a telescope. Falling more and more in love with her, he begins to follow her around the city and realizes she works in a clothing shop. He works in a xerox place and makes a copy of a brand new 50 real bill in order to buy a dress from her store. This becomes a vice and he begins to photocopy more and more money, until it gets out of control. However, things begin to go wrong when he decides that photocopying is not the only way to make money...

Awards:

18 wins & 12 nominations.

Production:

TLA Releasing

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
7.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
66%
Metacritic:
49%