True and Tender is the North

Sep 30, 2008

2h 2m

★ 5.0

Overview

Adaptation of a 1987 novel by Agustina Bessa Luis, a multi-generation exploration of a wealthy family with a mysterious past and a house on the island of Madeira.

Genres

Romance

Drama

Production Companies

Filmes de Fundo

Animatógrafo II

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Cast

Sissi / Rosalina / Emília de Sousa / Águeda / Rosamunde

Ana Moreira

João Sanha

Ricardo Aibéo

João de Barros

Rogério Samora

Dozy

Maya Booth

Leopoldina - 26 anos

Margarida Vila-Nova

Leopoldina - 47 anos

Custódia Gallego

D. Antónia

Rita Blanco

Tristão

Marcello Urgeghe

Joana de Verona

Director de Cena

Paulo Filipe

D. Matilde

Laura Soveral

Lopo

António Pedro Cerdeira

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8.0

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5.4

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8.1

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6.7

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6.3

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6.0

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5.7

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1.7

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0.0

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Invalid Date

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6.9

Blood

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6.2

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