A Estrangeira

The shady side of an Italian textile trade in northern Germany is the subject of this slow-paced but atmospheric drama featuring Alberto Sordi as Totonno, a low-level, petty criminal anxious to move up a somewhat crooked ladder. Rising to the rank of the "dons" -- Don Raffaele (Carmine Ippolito) or Don Gennaro (Pasquale Cenammo) -- is not an easy task, as Totonno is about to find out. In the meantime, Paula (Belinda Lee) provides a romantic distraction, and another would-be entrepreneur opts for the straight and narrow. This uneven feature offers some colorful performances but the sum is less convincing than its parts.

• João Mário GriloDirector
• João Mário GriloScreenplay
• Teresa AzevedoScreenplay
• Michael GrahamScreenplay

• Fernando ReyAndré
• Teresa MadrugaEva
• Mariana VillarAna
• Maria de MedeirosAna as a Child
• Diogo DóriaJorge
• Artur SemedoNunes
• Simone de OliveiraClara
• João César MonteiroCast
• Pedro EfeCast
• Isabel Alves de CarvalhoCast
• Nuno CarinhasManuel