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As Meninas Exemplares (2025)
Directed by João Botelho
Overview
The misfortunes of Sofia, the exemplary Madalena and Camila, the troubled vacations of girls and boys, a few years later leading to the resolution of some mysteries, form the perfect trilogy by the Countess of Ségur on education, social, religious, and political power. Desire and its oppression, violence and punishment, in short, the terrible loss combined with inevitable growth. Both adults and children will understand that precepts, rules, and prayers can tear nerves and blood apart.
Length 87 minutes
Actors
Rita Durão | Crista Alfaiate | Catarina Wallenstein | João Estima | João Pedro Vaz | Margarida Marinho | Cristina Carvalhal | Leonor Silveira | Victória Guerra | Joana Botelho | Sofia Marques | Rita Blanco | Catarina Vicente | Rita Rocha Silva | Cláudio da Silva | Marcello Urgeghe | Ana Bustorff | Rui Morrison | Elsa Valentim | Francisco Vistas | Dinis Gomes | Rita Martins | Mitó Mendes | Hugo Mestre Amaro