Drama · France · 2001 · 1h 55m

Get a Life

Ganhar a Vida

Director

Cast

Rita Blanco as Cidália Adriano Luz as Adelino Teresa Madruga as Celestina Alda Gomes as Alda Olivier Leite as Orlando Maria David as Lúcia

Crew

Mário Castanheira — Director of Photography João Braz — Editor João Canijo — Writer Celine Pouillon — Writer Pierre Hodgson — Writer Paulo Branco — Producer

Synopsis

During one winter night, a Portuguese teenager, Alvaro, loses his life in a fight between a youth gang and the cops in a suburb of Paris. Cidalia, a 36 year old cleaning woman, his mother, decides to defy the code of silence of the Portuguese community and tries to find the truth. She losses her friends, her job and her family but gains a life.

Key Collaborators

João Canijo Director Mário Castanheira Director of Photography João Braz Editor João Canijo Writer Celine Pouillon Writer Pierre Hodgson Writer Paulo Branco Producer

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