The Heart's Root
5.5
Set in the Lisbon during the festivities of Saint Anthony, the patron saint of lovers and the old town. The story is about Cato, a nationalist politician who is charismatic and unscrupulous. He obsessively pursues Silvia, a mystical and mysterious young transvestite whom he meets at the festival. When Silvia runs into Vicente, a policeman who arrests transvestites and threatens them, Silvia must look towards blackmail to save herself. Compromising photos of Cato start to emerge among opposition parties and he must do all in his power to save his political career.
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Cast
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Luís Miguel Cintra
Catão
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Joana Bárcia
Sílvia
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Isabel Ruth
Ju
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The Strange Case of Angelica
Melvil Poupaud
Vicente Corvo
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Miguel Guilherme
Oscar
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António Durães
Infante
Known for
My Grandfather's Demons
Fernando Heitor
Roberta
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Teresa Roby
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Three Palm Trees
Alex
Manuel Mozos
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How Fernando Pessoa Saved Portugal
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Carla Chambel
Known for
Fatima
Manuela de Freitas
Mrs. Assembleia
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Recollections of the Yellow House
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Paulo Rocha Director · Jeanne Waltz Screenplay Raquel Freire Screenplay
First release August 7, 2000 · Produced in France, Portugal · Production Suma Filmes, Boomerang Productions
Production
RTP
Production
Suma Filmes
Production
Boomerang Productions
Production
Les Films de l'Atalante
Production
ARTE France Cinéma
Production
France · Portugal
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Original title
A Raiz do Coração
Original language
Portuguese
Spoken on screen
Portuguese
Release dates
Switzerland · August 7, 2000
Premiere · Locarno Film Festival
Portugal · January 12, 2001
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
France
October 18, 2000 · Limited theatrical
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