The Fortunate Ones

Feb 14, 2024

1h 33m

★ 5.8

Overview

Algarve, late 90s. Following the death of her grandmother, Milene - a strong young woman full of life despite a slight mental handicap - divides her life between her family of notables and a Cape Verdean family that keeps her going, whom she met when her grandmother died. The wind that whistles in the cranes plunges us into the world of two families against the backdrop of Portugal's recent past.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Box Productions

C.R.I.M. Produções

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Cast

Milene

Rita Cabaço

Antonino

Milton Lopes

Ana Mata

Maria Fortes

Felícia

Isabel Cardoso

Ângela Margarida

Beatriz Batarda

Gininha

Carla Maciel

Afonso

Ruben Garcia

Rui Ludovice

João Lagarto

Tio Dom

Romeu Runa

Claudina

Cleo Diára

Frutuoso

Luís Lucas

Juliana

Cucha Carvalheiro

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