Iris

Jul 24, 2017

0h 20m

★ 6.0

Overview

During the war of the Portuguese overseas colonies, Íris Maria, an 18-year-old Portuguese girl born on a small island in Mozambique won the titles of Miss Mozambique and Miss Portugal 1972. This is her story.

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Drama

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Cast

Íris

Bruna Quintas

Isadora

Carla Salgueiro

Óscar

Luís Gaspar

Sandra

Sílvia Rizzo

Rui

Ricardo Castro

Pide

Diogo Mesquita

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