Paraíso Perdido (1995)
Cristina is twenty years old. Her father was declared missing in action during the war in Angola many years before. One day in church the girl meets a man about fifty years old who tries various times, unsuccessfully, to make the sign of the cross. The man is called Cristovão. A few days later the two meet again. The man offers to help her look for her father. A relationship based on memories and confessions is formed between them. But soon they each return to their own solitude.
- Released
- 1995-01-01
- Genres
- Drama
- Runtime
- 90 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Alberto Seixas Santos, Alberto Seixas Santos, António Cabrita
- TMDB rating
- 7.0/10 from 3 votes
Cast
- Maria de Medeiros as Cristina Pratas
- Rui Mendes as Cristovão
- Manuela de Freitas as Inês
- Carlos Daniel as Helder
- Filipe Ferrer as Orlando
- Luís Santos as Velho Retornado
- Mário Sargedas as Abel Caldeira
- Luís Mata as Retornado
- Rui Luís as Coffee Shop Owner
- José Manuel Mendes as Antunes
- Carlos Coelho as André
- João Sarabando as Saul Pratas