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Release Year1988
Runtime1h 25m
LanguagePortuguese
CertificationNR
GenresDrama
Votes4
DirectorFernando Lopes
WritersFernando Lopes, Carlos Saboga, António-Pedro Vasconcelos
TypeFeature Film
Rating6.0 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsKilling the Saudades
About Killing the Saudades
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 ...
Directed by Fernando Lopes, Killing the Saudades leans on a strong ensemble — Rogério Samora, Teresa Madruga, Pedro Efe — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about drama titles of 1988.
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