Foreign Land (1996)
"Terra Estrangeira" (original title)

After the death of her mother, a young Brazilian decides to leave his country and travel to her native land. In a foreign land, he finds love and danger.

Directors:

Walter Salles, Daniela Thomas

Writers:

Marcos Bernstein, Millor Fernandes,

Stars:

Alberto Alexandre, Fernando Alves Pinto, Alexandre Borges

4 wins.

Cast

Credited cast:
Alberto Alexandre	...	Maitre Machado
Fernando Alves Pinto	...	Paco
Alexandre Borges	...	Miguel
Canto e Castro	...	Porteiro
Laura Cardoso	...	Manuela
António Cara D'Anjo	...	Espanhol 1
Filipe Ferrer	...	Coprador
João Grosso	...	Carlos
Miguel Guilherme	...	André
Miguel Hurst	...	Angolano 3
Tchéky Karyo	...	Kraft
João Lagarto	...	Pedro
Zeka Laplaine	...	Loli
Álvaro Lavín	...	Espanhol 2
Carla Lupi	...	Agente turismo

Storyline

After the death of his mother, a young Brazilian decides to leave his country and travel to her native land, as she used to dream with, as an Spanish immigrant. In a foreign land, he finds love and danger as he meets a Brazilian waitress and takes smuggled goods with him in order to pay for his travel.

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Plot Keywords:

death | love | waitress | hotel | politics | 

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Taglines:

The best place to lose someone or to get lose from your own self

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Genres:

Action | Romance | Drama | Crime | Thriller

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Details

Country:

Brazil Portugal

Language:

Portuguese

Release Date:

9 January 1997 (Netherlands)

Also Known As:

Foreign Land

Company Credits

Production Co:

VideoFilmes

Technical Specs

Runtime:

110 min

Color:

Black and White

Did You Know?

Soundtracks

"Estranha Forma de Vida"

User Reviews

Marvelous!

I wasn't sure about getting this movie on DVD because I really do have something against people making black and white films in the 21st century, but I ended up buying it anyway. I still don't understand why it had to be black and white, but that's the only negativity I can see about the film, and it sure is a perfect example to see the definitive rise of Brazilian cinema. Not everyone can understand a film like this, but it's quite rewarding to those who do. Unlike O Homem Que Copiava, the surrealism fits this movie pretty well, and the acting is at least as good as that one, or other successful Brazilian films such as Bicho de sete cabeças, Cidade De Deus, Brava Gente Brasileira, etc..

My only hope is that this gem doesn't get insulted and raped by a crappy Hollywood remake. It's amazing to see how those guys spend zillions of Dollars and still can't make a movie that's 1% as good as this possibly low-budget flick.

Bravo to the entire crew! 10/10