Crime ·Drama ·Romance · Portugal · 1998 · 1h 28m

Zona J

Director

Cast

Núria Madruga as Carla Ivo Canelas as Cosmo Ana Bustorff as Conceição José Pedro Gomes as Carlos Carlos Santos as capataz Joaquim Nicolau as worker

Crew

Carles Gusi — Director of Photography Pedro Ribeiro — Editor Rui Cardoso Martins — Writer Luís Pedro Nunes — Writer Tino Navarro — Producer Rui Alves — Production Design

Tagline

There are places where love has no place.

Synopsis

Tó, a black boy from Zona J, a tough neighborhood in Lisbon, falls in love with a white girl, Carla. Tó dreams of living in Angola and taking Carla with him. However, the reality the two teens are in complicates their plans...

Mood & Themes

racism

Key Collaborators

Leonel Vieira Director Carles Gusi Director of Photography Pedro Ribeiro Editor Rui Cardoso Martins Writer Luís Pedro Nunes Writer Tino Navarro Producer Rui Alves Production Design Maria Gonzaga Costume Design

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