Bad
5.4
Concerns an Irish woman, Cathy (Pauline Cadell), who dearly loves her Portuguese lawyer husband, Pedro (Rui Morisson); however, unbeknownst to her, he engages in one tryst after another. Cathy soon finds herself trying to help a young delinquent get off heroin, while the youth's desperate mother joins a weird religious cult. In other segments, an elderly man is nearly driven mad with grief at the loss of his granddaughter in a train station, while a down-and-out jeweler ushers the young girl to a hotel room.
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Pauline Cadell
Cathy
Also in
Wild Decembers
Her Own Rules
Alexandre Pinto
Daniel
Also in
Breathing Under Water
The Mutants
Lia Gama
Emília, Daniel's mother
Also in
A Herdeira
Francisca
Zita Duarte
Assunção
Also in
A Bee in the Rain
Nós Por Cá Todos Bem
Sofia Aparício
tv star
Also in
A Herdeira
Ouro Verde
Luís Esparteiro
Luis Vincente
Known for
Timeless Love
Turn of the Tide
Don Baker
Sean
Known for
In the Name of the Father
Madalena Leal
Maria da Luz, Pedro's sister
No other roles listed
Sofia Leite
Marianada Luz, Pedro's sister
Also in
Tentação
O Último Tesouro
Rui Luís
Lorry driver
Also in
Passerelle
Desencontros
Carla Chambel
Jeweller's girl
Known for
Fatima
Pedro Efe
Guard
Known for
Pereira Declares
Alberto Seixas Santos Director · Acácio de Almeida Cinematographer Catarina Ruivo Editor
First release September 6, 1999 · Produced in Portugal · Languages English, Portuguese
Production
Camelot Pélis S.L.
Production
Instituto do Cinema, Audiovisual e Multimédia
Production
Metropolitan Filmexport
Production
Quimera Produções
Production
RTP
Production
Rosa Filmes
Production
Portugal
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Mal
Original language
Portuguese
Spoken on screen
English · Portuguese
Release dates
Italy · September 6, 1999
Premiere · Venice Film Festival
Portugal · February 25, 2000
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
France
March 27, 2002 · Theatrical
Greece
November 14, 1999 · Premiere · Thessaloniki International Film Festival
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