Cristina is twenty years old. Her father was declared missing in action during the war in Angola many years before. One day in church the girl meets a man about fifty years old who tries various times, unsuccessfully, to make the sign of the cross. The man is called Cristovão. A few days later the two meet again. The man offers to help her look for her father. A relationship based on memories and confessions is formed between them. But soon they each return to their own solitude.
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Maria de Medeiros
Cristina Pratas
Known for
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Rui Mendes
Cristovão
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Carlos Daniel
Helder
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Filipe Ferrer
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Luís Santos
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Abel Caldeira
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Retornado
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Rui Luís
Coffee Shop Owner
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Desencontros
José Manuel Mendes
Antunes
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Carlos Coelho
André
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Pensão Estrela
João Sarabando
Saul Pratas
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Alberto Seixas Santos Director · António Cabrita Screenplay João Rocha Cinematographer
First release January 1, 1995 · Produced in Portugal
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Portugal
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Portuguese
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Portuguese
Release dates
Portugal · January 1, 1995
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