Grey and Black

Oct 27, 2015

2h 5m

★ 6.1

A volcanic story of treason, steal and run, chase and revenge. Of love, solitude and death. A greek tragedy on a western scenario.

Overview

The story of Maria, a woman betrayed by his companion, David, when he steals a sack of money and flees, taking refuge in the island of Pico. Furious and determined to avenge herself, she proposes to an Police Inspector, Lucas, to chase and to find David. However, David, on a visit to the island of Faial, falls in love with a local, Marina. Maria and Lucas look for David in the Azores, they cross with Mariana in Faial and the three will discover David in his house of the mountain, at the top of the Peak. In a final confrontation, as in a Greek tragedy, Mary and David adjust the accounts that fate has traced to them.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Fado Filmes

Grey and Black Trailers

Cast

Maria

Joana Bárcia

David

Miguel Borges

Marina

Monica Calle

Raquel

Ana Risueño

Jos

Manuel de Blas

Lucas

Filipe Duarte

Funcionário do Cemitério

Adriano Carvalho

2º Colega PJ

Joaquim Nicolau

João Nicolau

1º Colega PJ

David Pereira Bastos

Empregada da Limpeza

Elsa Galvão

Armanda

Camila Amado

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