Returning to his homeland after many years away, Juvenal, an agricultural engineer with liberal ideas, finds himself caught up in the social unrest on the island of Madeira that preceded the 1974 revolution, which is condemned by his brother Álvaro, an embroidery manufacturer and staunch conservative. Exposed to the romantic schemes devised by Álvaro, Juvenal vigorously defends the exploited workers and is reunited with Elisabeth, the great love of his youth. Wounded while taking part in a popular demonstration that is violently suppressed by the police, he is sentenced to exile on the island of Sal. Elisabeth decides to accompany him, announcing that she is expecting his child... eternity!
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Dênis Derkian
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O Salvador da Pátria
Little Missy
Patrícia Scalvi
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Porno!
Fernando Fragata
Quirino Simões
Dionísio Azevedo
Known for
The Given Word
Ferreira de Castro
Rubens Eleutério
Virgílio Teixeira
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Return of the Seven
The 7th Voyage of Sinbad
Ana Maria Nascimento e Silva
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The Trapalhões
O Salvador da Pátria
Henrique Viana
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Recollections of the Yellow House
Doomed Love
Alexandra Lencastre
Elisabeth (voice)
Known for
Timeless Love
The Dancer Upstairs
Rogério Samora
Juvenal (voice)
Known for
Arabian Nights: Volume 1, The Restless One
April Captains
Quirino Simões Director · Ferreira de Castro Author Rubens Eleutério Cinematographer
First release March 5, 1992 · Produced in Brazil, Portugal
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Brazil · Portugal
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Original language
Portuguese
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Portuguese
Release dates
Brazil · March 5, 1992
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No release date listed for United States.
Portugal
September 27, 1992 · Cinemateca Portuguesa
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