Tabu

Apr 5, 2012

2h 0m

★ 7.0

Aurora had a farm in Africa, at the foot of Mount Tabu…

Overview

Lisbon, Portugal, 2010. Pilar, a pious woman devoted to social causes, maintains a peculiar relationship with her neighbor Aurora, a temperamental old woman obsessed with gambling who lives tormented by a mysterious past.

Genres

Drama

Romance

Production Companies

O Som e a Fúria

Komplizen Film

Gullane Entretenimento

Shellac Sud

ZDF/Arte

RTP

Tabu Trailers

Cast

Pilar

Teresa Madruga

Aurora

Laura Soveral

Young Aurora

Ana Moreira

Gian Luca Ventura

Henrique Espírito Santo

Young Gian Luca Ventura

Carloto Cotta

Santa

Isabel Cardoso

Aurora's Husband

Ivo Müller

Mário

Manuel Mesquita

Intrepid Explorer

Telmo Churro

Narrator (voice)

Miguel Gomes

Porter #1

Hortêncílio Aquina

Porter #2

Américo Mota

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6.9

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