Far Away from Here
4.4
Catalyst in the story of crossed paths is a 1957 Ford Fairlane being driven through Portugal’s Alentejo region to a new owner. Film’s overly protracted opening has car’s drivers (Filipe Cochofel, Antonio Pedro Figueiredo) joy riding the night away until the roadster breaks down. Momentum picks up at sunrise with their attempts to fix the car. A retired mechanic-turned-beekeeper with a heart condition (Canto e Castro) does the trick and convinces Figueiredo to take him cross-country on a motorbike to look up an old friend. Cochofel and the mechanic’s alarmed niece (Maysa Marta) follow in pursuit. The old man dies peacefully on the road, but Figueiredo, having wholeheartedly grasped his deliverance mission, keeps going.
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Cast
27 people
Canto e Castro
Vitor
Known for
Foreign Land
D'Artagnan's Daughter
Filipe Cochofel
Manuel
Also in
Até Amanhã, Camaradas
Abraham's Valley
Paulo Branco
João Pedro Rodrigues
João Guerra
Manuel Mozos
Stationmaster
Also in
How Fernando Pessoa Saved Portugal
Christmas Inventory
Jorge Silva Melo
Isabel Branco
Manuel João Vieira
Jacinto
Known for
April Captains
Pedro Figueiredo
Artur
Manuela de Freitas
Pharmacist
Also in
Recollections of the Yellow House
Fragments of an Alms-Film
Maysa Marta
Maria João
João Guerra Director · Jorge Silva Melo Writer Vladimir Brylyakov Cinematographer
First release November 1, 1993 · Production Gemini Films, Instituto Português de Cinema (IPC) · Original title Longe Daqui
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Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian
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Gemini Films
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Instituto Português de Cinema (IPC)
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Madragoa Filmes
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Original title
Longe Daqui
Original language
Portuguese
Release dates
Italy · November 1, 1993
Turin International Film Festival of Young Cinema
Portugal · April 29, 1994
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