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The Maias: Story of a Portuguese Family (2014)
Directed by João Botelho
Overview
The tragedy and comedy in Carlos’ life begins, grows and ends like the tragedy and comedy of Portugal. In the company of his close friend, João da Ega, allegedly a brilliant writer, Carlos, with his idle existence as an aristocratic doctor, spends his time to enjoying friends and lovers. Until he falls in love. She is a new character in this revolutionary novel. It’s a vertiginous passion that goes beyond that past gloominess to reach a new and darker abyss, incest.
Length 135 minutes
Actors
Graciano Dias | Maria Flor | Pedro Inês | João Perry | Hugo Mestre Amaro | Maria João Pinho | Adriano Luz | Filipe Vargas | Marcello Urgeghe | Pedro Lacerda | Rita Blanco | José Manuel Mendes | André Gonçalves | José Neto | José Eduardo | Nuno Pardal | Ana Moreira | Nuno Casanovas | Rui Morrison | Catarina Wallenstein | João Barbosa | Cândido Ferreira | Diogo Vida | Dinarte Branco | Ricardo Aibéo | Francisco Tavares | Cláudio da Silva | João Pedro Vaz | Sandra Santos | Maya Booth | Sara Mestre | João Araújo | Laura Soveral | Alexandra Sargento | Paulo Filipe Monteiro | Miguel Monteiro | Solange Santos