Forget Everything I've Told You

Dec 27, 2002

1h 48m

★ 6.8

A tragic-comedy over a dysfunctional Portuguese family.

Overview

A tragic-comedy over a dysfunctional Portuguese family. The story of six people who love, hate, split up and meet again - Messias, the husband, a dentist, almost magician; Felizbela, the beautiful wife, almost happy; Joana, the daughter and her boyfriend, almost famous and the grandfather Tobias, a shepherd, almost imortal. Six characters, six stories, one film: Forget Everything I've Told You.

Genres

Comedy

Drama

Production Companies

Persona Non Grata Pictures

Madragoa Filmes

ARTE France Cinéma

RTP

Forget Everything I've Told You Trailers

Cast

Felizbela

Custódia Gallego

Messias

António Capelo

Joana

Cleia Almeida

Bárbara

Amélia Corôa

Tobias

Fernando Taborda

Mãe de Bárbara

Estrela Novais

Pai de Bárbara

João Cabral

Pankas

Alexandre Pinto

Jovem Karaoke

David Fonseca

Espectador no Concerto

Jorge Pelicano

Mãe de Pankas

Lucinda Loureiro

Celeste

Alexandra Rosa

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