Release Date

18 Oct, 2000

Runtime

01:58: (HH:MM)

Synopsis

Set in the Lisbon during the festivities of Saint Anthony, the patron saint of lovers and the old town. The story is about Cato, a nationalist politician who is charismatic and unscrupulous. He obsessively pursues Silvia, a mystical and mysterious young transvestite whom he meets at the festival. When Silvia runs into Vicente, a policeman who arrests transvestites and threatens them, Silvia must look towards blackmail to save herself. Compromising photos of Cato start to emerge among opposition parties and he must do all in his power to save his political career.

Original Title

A Raiz do Coração

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Actors

Luís Miguel Cintra

Joana Bárcia

Isabel Ruth

Melvil Poupaud

Miguel Guilherme

António Durães

Fernando Heitor

Teresa Roby

Manuel Mozos

Carla Chambel

Manuela de Freitas

Ana Deus

Paulo Guilherme

Paulo Pinto

Pedro Pernas

Pedro Miguel Silva

Jenny Larrue

Crew

Paulo Rocha

Paulo Rocha

José Mário Branco

Manuela Bronze

Paulo Rocha

Jeanne Waltz

Gérard Vaugois

Raquel Freire

Edgar Feldman

Elso Roque

Regina Guimarães

Sano de Perpessac

Eduardo Filipe Jr.

Nuno Carvalho