The read
It runs a compact 1h 25m.
Synopsis
Nuno is the son of divorced parents. He lives a nomadic existence with his father: he lost all his friends and never stays long enough anywhere to make new friends. Now Nuno has become a drug addict, he’s in hospital, in a coma struggling between life and death. His father and his father’s sister remain by his bedside. The three separately evoke requests from the past and other characters they meet also complement their current life experiences and memories. Based on the novel by António Lobo Antunes.
Ratings
IMDb6.2/10
2 audience votes
Key crew
- Solveig NordlundDirector
- Solveig NordlundScreenplay
- António Lobo AntunesWriter
Cast
- Rui MorissonÁlvaro
- Teresa GafeiraGraça
- Carlos MalvarezNuno
- Joana de VeronaLeonor
- Elmano SanchoÁlvaro Jovem
- Albano JerónimoRicardo
- Celia WilliamsCláudia
- Ida Holten WorsøeCláudia (jovem)
- Maria João PinhoCristiana
- Maria ArriagaCast
- Ruy de CarvalhoSr. Seixas
- Diogo DóriaDr. Serra
Stills
Themes
woman directorcarlos gardel