Hugh Laurie, Patrick Barlow and the fabulous Vanessa Nunes star in this querky crime comedy directed by Chris Monger.

On a dull and drizzly Christmas Eve, Raymond (Hugh Laurie, Stuart Little, Maybe Baby) discovers that his coldly ambitious wife Cathy (Lia Williams) is eloping with his officious boss Mr Strothers (Patrick Barlow).

Left to lock up over the holiday, Raymond decides to get his own back by robbing the bank and catching the first plane to the sun drenched beaches of Rio de Janeiro with his new-found wealth. He’s on the trail of ‘that girl’, the fabulous dancer who graces the cover of “Samba Monthly’.

Arriving in Rio, Raymond links up with eccentric taxi driver Paulo (Santiago Segura), who’s only too happy to help him spend his fortune. Together they will hunt down the exotic Orlinda (Brazilian cover girl and model Vanessa Nunes). After a night of passion, Raymond awakes to find both Orlinda and his money have vanished.

His trouble has only just begun. The streets of Rio are fraught with danger and Raymond is quickly drawn into the city’s underworld. The local gangsters are also on the trail of the big-spending Englishman.

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