After a violent civil war, D. Miguel, the last Portuguese absolutist king, is defeated by the liberals, led by his brother D. Pedro. In 1834 D. Miguel left for exile. His supporters don't give up on returning him to the throne. Willing to do anything they even try to use the slaves of the colonies. A mysterious emissary is sent to Cape Verde to prepare an uprising. But other reasons were behind his visit to the archipelago ....
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Vanessa Giácomo
Maria
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Diogo Infante
Albano
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Ângelo Torres
João
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Zezé Motta
Old Júlia
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Xica da Silva
Vítor Norte
Manuel Sampaio
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João Lagarto
Boaventura
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Luís Gaspar
Jerónimo Pimentel
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Francisco de Assis
Sargeant Claudio
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José Eduardo
Gouveia
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Milton Gonçalves
Tesoura
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João Brás
Francisco de Assis (voz)
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José Neves
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Francisco Manso Director · António Torrado Writer
First release May 8, 2008 · Produced in Brazil, Cape Verde, Spain, Portugal
Production
Brazil · Cape Verde · Spain · Portugal
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Languages
Original language
Portuguese
Spoken on screen
Portuguese
Release dates
Portugal · May 8, 2008
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No release date listed for United States.
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