Miguel (Luis Miguel Cintra) is lucky that his income will only level off if he neglects his business as a financier, and his wife and family will be well supported. Why? Because he has begun hearing noises that no one else hears, noises that bother him a great deal, and that make it impossible for him to bear human society. His wife (Jessica Weiss) is thoroughly put out by this radically changed behavior in her formerly good husband, but though she considers leaving him, she stays by his side. Deep in the mountains, Cecelia (Rita Dias), a devout, pure young cowherd, has been brutally raped by an old man. Her boyfriend (Pedro Hestnes) has killed the rapist, and fled the area. As a result of the rape, Cecelia is pregnant. One day, while driving in the mountains, Miguel gives Cecelia's boyfriend a ride. The two of them chance upon her sitting amid the rocks with her infant baby.
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Luís Miguel Cintra
Miguel
Known for
The Strange Case of Angelica
The Dancer Upstairs
Jessica Weiss
Isabel
Also in
No Dia dos Meus Anos
Passagem por Lisboa
Pedro Hestnes
António
Known for
April Captains
Rita Dias
Cecilia
No other roles listed
Isabel de Castro
Miguel's mother
Also in
Le Comte de Monte-Cristo
Anjo Selvagem
Laura Soveral
Housekeeper
Known for
Tabu
Inês de Medeiros
Prostituta
Also in
Casa de Lava
Blood
Henrique Viana
Inspector
Also in
Recollections of the Yellow House
Doomed Love
Cremilda Gil
Viúva
Also in
Olhos de Água
Olhos nos Olhos
Canto e Castro
Homem de negócios
Known for
Foreign Land
D'Artagnan's Daughter
Artur Ramos
Doutor
Also in
Todo o Tempo do Mundo
Cinzas
Rui Morisson
Padre
Known for
Timeless Love
The Time in Between
João Botelho Director · Elso Roque Cinematographer José Nascimento Editor
First release September 9, 1993 · Produced in Portugal, United Kingdom · Production Companhia Portuguesa de Filmes
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BBC
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Companhia Portuguesa de Filmes
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Portugal · United Kingdom
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Original title
Aqui Na Terra
Original language
Portuguese
Spoken on screen
Portuguese
Release dates
Portugal · September 9, 1993
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No release date listed for United States.
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