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.
Unfortunately the movie Bufo & Spallanzani is not yet available on HBO Max.
| Directing | Flávio R. Tambellini | Director |
| Writing | Rubem Fonseca | Novel |
| Writing | Flávio R. Tambellini | Screenplay |
| Writing | Patrícia Melo | Screenplay |
| Production | Carlos Diegues | Associate Producer |
| Production | Leonardo Monteiro de Barros | Associate Producer |
| Production | Arnaldo Borges | Associate Producer |
| Production | Tereza Gonzalez | Executive Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Rita Murtinho | Costume Design |
| Sound | Dado Villa-Lobos | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Sérgio Mekler | Editor |
| Writing | Walter Lima Jr. | Other |
| Camera | Breno Silveira | Director of Photography |
| Production | Andrucha Waddington | Producer |
| Production | Flávio R. Tambellini | Producer |