The Blue Eyes of Yonta

Feb 5, 1992

1h 30m

★ 6.8

Overview

A beautiful, intelligent and flirtatious young girl, Yonta, is secretly in love with a friend of her parents, Vicente, a hero of the war of independence. Vicente is unaware of her passion as she is of the love of a young man who sends her anonymous love letters.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Arco Iris

Eurocreation Productions

Hubert Bals Fund

Vermedia

RTP

Instituto Português de Cinema (IPC)

Film4 Productions

Ministère de la Coopération

The Blue Eyes of Yonta Trailers

Cast

Yonta

Maysa Marta

Santa

Jacquelina Camara

Vicente

Antonio Simao Mendes

Marcos

Jorge Quintino Biague

Tino

Gervasio Anibal da Mata

Pedro Dias

Vidente

Quinta Dju

Belante

Bia Gomes

Nando

Adao Malan Nanque

Omer

Teborcio Gomes

Encarregado Despejo

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