América
6.2
In a Portuguese village by the sea, a family sees their house become a transit point to innumerous migrants due to a passport forgery business created by its patriarch, Vítor, and his Spanish ex-wife Fernanda. His Russian wife Liza and his son Mauro—who stops talking—see the newcomers alter the dynamics, relationships and aspirations of the house's residents.
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Cast
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Chulpan Khamatova
Liza
Known for
Good Bye, Lenin!
The White Crow
Fernando Luís
Vitor
Known for
Timeless Love
Getulio
María Barranco
Fernanda
Known for
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
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Dinarte Branco
Paulo Armando
Known for
Arabian Nights: Volume 1, The Restless One
Raul Solnado
Melo
Also in
Ballad of Dog Beach
Dom Roberto
Mikhail Evlanov
Andrei
Known for
Major Grom: Plague Doctor
9th Company
Cassiano Carneiro
Matias
Also in
Time After Time
Sítio do Picapau Amarelo
Francisco Maestre
Tolentino
Known for
Bad Education
The Devil's Backbone
Nikolay Glinskiy
Aleksander
Also in
Flight with the Astronaut
Daddy
Dmitry Bogomolov
Dimitri
Also in
Silent Cargo
Carga
Manuel Custódia
Mauro
No other roles listed
Mina Andala
Armandina
Known for
Surface
Firebrand
João Nuno Pinto Director · Melanie Dimantas Writer Luísa Costa Gomes Writer
Budget $1.1M · First release November 15, 2010 · Produced in Brazil, Portugal, Russia, Spain
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Budget
$1,100,000
Production
2Plan2
Production
Dezenove Som e Imagem
Production
Agência Nacional do Cinema - ANCINE
Production
Agência Nacional do Cinema (ANCINE)
Production
Nineteen Sound and Imaging Productions
Production
Brazil · Portugal · Russia · Spain
Produced in
Languages
Original language
Portuguese
Spoken on screen
Portuguese · Russian · Spanish
Release dates
Spain · November 15, 2010
Premiere
Portugal · May 26, 2011
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Brazil
February 22, 2013 · Theatrical
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