The Heart's Root
(2000)
October 18, 2000
(FR)
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Drama
• 118m
Overview
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.
Director
Paulo Rocha
Writers
Paulo Rocha, Jeanne Waltz, Raquel Freire, Regina Guimarães
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Luís Miguel Cintra
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PT
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