Tabu
2012 · Movie · 2h 0m · NR
DramaRomance
"Aurora had a farm in Africa, at the foot of Mount Tabu…"
Overview
Lisbon, Portugal, 2010. Pilar, a pious woman devoted to social causes, maintains a peculiar relationship with her neighbor Aurora, a temperamental old woman obsessed with gambling who lives tormented by a mysterious past.
Ratings
IMDb
7.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes
87%
Metacritic
78/100
Key crew
- Miguel GomesDirector
- Miguel GomesScreenplay
- Mariana RicardoScreenplay
Cast
- Teresa MadrugaPilar
- Laura SoveralAurora
- Ana MoreiraYoung Aurora
- Henrique Espírito SantoGian Luca Ventura
- Carloto CottaYoung Gian Luca Ventura
- Isabel CardosoSanta
- Ivo MüllerAurora's Husband
- Manuel MesquitaMário
- Telmo ChurroIntrepid Explorer
- Miguel GomesNarrator (voice)
- Hortêncílio AquinaPorter #1
- Américo MotaPorter #2
Stills
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Themes
crocodilelisbon, portugalplantationhaunted by the pastneighbor neighbor relationshipeast africaportuguese colonialism