The Heart's Root

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2000

Drama

1 hour 58 minutes

Summary

Set in the Lisbon during the festivities of Saint Anthony, the patron saint of lovers and the old town. The story is about Cato, a nationalist politician who is charismatic and unscrupulous. He obsessively pursues Silvia, a mystical and mysterious young transvestite whom he meets at the festival. When Silvia runs into Vicente, a policeman who arrests transvestites and threatens them, Silvia must look towards blackmail to save herself. Compromising photos of Cato start to emerge among opposition parties and he must do all in his power to save his political career.

Paulo Rocha

Director

Jeanne Waltz

Screenplay

Raquel Freire

Screenplay

Original NameA Raiz do Coração (The Heart's Root)

StatusReleased: 24 years ago
October 18, 2000

LanguagePortuguês

Spoken LanguagesPortuguês

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