Gloria is set against the backdrop of a rural landscape slowly disappearing in modern Portugal. The small border town of Vila de Santiago, once a booming trade center for illegal trafficking, is about to become a ghost town, as a new motorway is to bypass the city and the railway station is being closed. Its stationmaster, Vincente, is preparing to retire. Many young people have moved out, leaving the children to be brought up by the elderly, including thirteen-year-old Glória and her friend Ivan. Glória's life suddenly changes with the arrival of Vincente's younger brother, Mauro, who has just come out of prison and has some old issues to settle. Mauro begins to charge around the station on his motorbike, while Glória's friendship with Ivan is put to test on account of her attraction to older Mauro.
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Jean-Christophe Bouvet
Vicente
Known for
Emily in Paris
Taxi 2
Raquel Marques
Glória
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Francisco Relvas
Ivan
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Ricardo Aibéo
Mauro
Known for
The Strange Case of Angelica
Paula Só
Noémia
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Isabel de Castro
Teresa
Also in
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Anjo Selvagem
Carlos Melo
Nursing Orderly
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Salário Mínimo
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Katia Leclerc O’Wallis
Woman
Also in
Big Hit
Pedro Noula
Pedro Duque
Man in the Pub
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Calleja en el Espacio
Joaquín, el novato
Joaquina Furtado
Grandmother
No other roles listed
Norberto Barroca
Voice of Vicente
Also in
Eccentricities of a Blonde-Haired Girl
The Policewoman
Fernando Heitor
(voice)
Also in
The Jester
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Manuela Viegas Director · Joaquim Sapinho Writer Jean-Michel Humeau Cinematographer
First release February 18, 1999 · Produced in Spain, France, Portugal · Production Camelot Pélis S.L., Caro-Line Production
Production
Rosa Filmes
Production
Camelot Pélis S.L.
Production
Caro-Line Production
Production
Instituto Português da Arte Cinematográfica e Audiovisual
Production
Spain · France · Portugal
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Glória
Original language
Portuguese
Spoken on screen
Portuguese
Release dates
Germany · February 18, 1999
Premiere · Berlin International Film Festival
Portugal · December 10, 1999
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
France
November 3, 1999 · Theatrical
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