Killing the Saudades (1988)
Abel, 47 years old, two wars - in the colonies and France, emigration - several scars from many battles lost, returns in a jump to Portugal, to his lost village in the northern interior, near the border, from where one day he'd be gone, also from a jump. A letter, from his brother Peter, warned him that everything changed. Even Teresa. Abel catches sight of his childhood in the village hills, the old tribe. From a distance everything seams to be in the same placesa, the old dog is all that remains of the past. In the village the Act of Passion will be performed and Teresa is one of the participants. Abel takes the old gestures and prepares his plan: eliminate one by one Teresa's suitors, to consummate during the act of the Passion, her death ...
| Movie ID | 107446 |
|---|---|
| Genre | Drama |
| Director | Fernando Lopes |
| Main cast | Rogério Samora, Teresa Madruga, Pedro Efe, Eunice Muñoz, João Cabral, Manuel Cavaco, Laura Soveral, Canto e Castro |
| Release date | 1 January 1988 |
| Release year | 1988 |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Duration | 85 min (1h 25m) |
| Rating | 6.0 / 10 (TMDB) |
| Production house | Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian |
Director: Fernando Lopes
Writers: Carlos Saboga, Fernando Lopes, António-Pedro Vasconcelos
Top cast
Rogério SamoraAbel
Teresa MadrugaTeresa
Pedro EfePedro
Eunice MuñozGrandmother
João CabralPedro
Manuel CavacoVasco
Laura SoveralMother
Canto e CastroFather
António ReisJúlio
Alexandre de SousaHeliodoro
Lurdes RodriguesLinda
Carlos Saboga
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