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Tabu
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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

Teresa Madruga

Pilar

Teresa Madruga

Laura Soveral

Aurora

Laura Soveral

Ana Moreira

Young Aurora

Ana Moreira

Henrique Espírito Santo

Gian Luca Ventura

Henrique Espírito Santo

Carloto Cotta

Young Gian Luca Ventura

Carloto Cotta

Isabel Cardoso

Santa

Isabel Cardoso

Ivo Müller

Aurora's Husband

Ivo Müller

Manuel Mesquita

Mário

Manuel Mesquita

Telmo Churro

Intrepid Explorer

Telmo Churro

Miguel Gomes

Narrator (voice)

Miguel Gomes

Hortêncílio Aquina

Porter #1

Hortêncílio Aquina

Américo Mota

Porter #2

Américo Mota

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