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The Heart's Root

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Calorie Rating: 166
Released: 2000-10-18
Running Time: 118 Minutes
Studios: RTP, Suma Filmes, Boomerang Productions, Les Films de l'Atalante, ARTE France Cinéma,


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.

Director / Directors

Paulo Rocha
Director


Cast

Luís Miguel Cintra
Character: Catão
Joana Bárcia
Character: Sílvia
Isabel Ruth
Character: Ju

Melvil Poupaud
Character: Vicente Corvo
Miguel Guilherme
Character: Oscar
António Durães
Character: Infante

Fernando Heitor
Character: Roberta
Teresa Roby
Character: Babies' Mother
Manuel Mozos
Character: Young Man at the Party

Manuela de Freitas
Character: Mrs. Assembleia
Ana Deus
Character: Linda

Paulo Pinto
Character: Voice of Vicente Corvo



Production and Crew

Jeanne Waltz
Screenplay
Raquel Freire
Screenplay
Paulo Rocha
Screenplay

Elso Roque
Director of Photography

Manuela Bronze
Costume Design

Paulo Rocha
Producer
Eduardo Filipe Jr.
Production Design
Sano de Perpessac
Makeup Artist

Nuno Carvalho
Sound Designer