Inferno (I) (1999)

Ten men,ten brothers in arms who fought together in the Portuguese Colony of Angola during the colonial war,gather together every year to dinner and remember those brave times of war...this... See full summary »

Director:

Joaquim Leitão

Writers:

Joaquim Leitão (screenplay), Joaquim Leitão (story),

Stars:

Joaquim de Almeida, Nicolau Breyner, Ana Bustorff

1 win & 3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Joaquim de Almeida	...	Xana
Nicolau Breyner	...	Nunes
Ana Bustorff	...	Luísa
Cristina Câmara	...	Nina
Júlio César	...	Ruço
Cândido Ferreira	...	Mané
António Melo	...	Zeca
Carlos Narciso	...	Luke
José Mora Ramos	...	Lito
Rogério Samora	...	Toni
Carlos Santos	...	Carraça
José Wallenstein	...	Hugo
Sancho Gracia	...	Muñoz
Gerardo Giacinti	...	Ignácio
Marlene	...	Lola

Storyline

Ten men,ten brothers in arms who fought together in the Portuguese Colony of Angola during the colonial war,gather together every year to dinner and remember those brave times of war...this year, the presence of Nina, a prostitute and a hunt that end in a shootout, will call their instincts and traumatic pasts for one last mission...

Details

Official Sites:

netc

Country:

Portugal

Language:

Portuguese

Release Date:

24 December 1999 (Portugal)

Filming Locations:

Lisbon, Portugal

Company Credits

Production Co:

Ericsma, Esicma S.R.L, Instituto do Cinema, Audiovisual e Multimédia (ICAM)

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

User Reviews

Too close shot

Man, I was really disappointed when I witnessed that they had all the aces up their sleeves and managed to misfire every attempt to create possibly a great movie. The film opened in a great way, with a cool flashback of the war, and one of the characters looking at the road and seeing still a shadow of a military helicopter, as a remembrance of the past. I liked that touch, but sincerely the film starts going down from there. The reasons, I really don't know, but it looks like there wasn't a care with characters, since there are so many. So, there are many people we don't nothing about, and they leave the film so quickly as they arrived (an example: Ana Bustorff's character, a waste of actress and a real cartoon). Of course there are some great moments (there is a nicely done montage with paralel actions), but the final result comes somewhat sparse, specially due to the multiplicity of characters, and the necessity they had to put them all talking. The final showdown is also very confusing, and we really don't get to know who kills who and why. "A movie about friends", according to the director and the producer, but really a nicely-polished mess. A good score by Xutos e Pontapés, though. See it if you are not very demanding.