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Paraíso Perdido

50 %|Jan 1, 1995|Drama

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.

Featured Crew

José Nascimento
Editor
Alberto Seixas Santos
Director
Alberto Seixas Santos
Screenplay
António Cabrita
Screenplay
António da Cunha Telles
Producer
Carlos Zíngaro
Music
João Rocha
Director of Photography
Maria Paola Porru
Sound Designer

Cast

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Maria de Medeiros
Cristina Pratas
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Rui Mendes
Cristovão
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Luís Santos
Velho Retornado
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Mário Sargedas
Abel Caldeira
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Luís Mata
Retornado
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Rui Luís
Coffee Shop Owner
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João Sarabando
Saul Pratas
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Octávio Espírito Santo
Coffee Shop Employee
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Antonio Rocha
Man in the Tavern
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Cucha Carvalheiro
Secretary (uncredited)
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Alexandre de Sousa
(uncredited)
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Guida Maria
(uncredited)