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Foreign Land (1995)

Terra Estrangeira (original title)
| Action, Crime, Drama | 1995 (Brazil)
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After the death of his mother, a young Brazilian decides to leave his country and travel to his mother's native land. In a foreign land, he finds love and danger.

Directors:

Walter Salles, Daniela Thomas

Writers:

Marcos Bernstein, Millor Fernandes | 2 more credits »

Stars:

Fernanda Torres, Fernando Alves Pinto, Alexandre Borges | See full cast & crew »
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Cast

Credited cast:
Fernanda Torres ... Alex
Fernando Alves Pinto Fernando Alves Pinto ... Paco
Alexandre Borges ... Miguel
Luís Melo Luís Melo ... Ígor
Laura Cardoso ... Manuela
Tchéky Karyo ... Kraft
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Alberto Alexandre Alberto Alexandre ... Maitre Machado
Edilson Botelho Edilson Botelho ... Ator de Teatro
Canto e Castro Canto e Castro ... Porteiro
Bete Coelho Bete Coelho ... Atriz de Teatro
António Cara D'Anjo António Cara D'Anjo ... Espanhol 1
Carlos Dias Carlos Dias ... Barman Ritz
Filipe Ferrer Filipe Ferrer ... Coprador
João Grosso João Grosso ... Carlos
Miguel Guilherme Miguel Guilherme ... André
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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. Written by Fabio Ornelas <fabiornelas@zipmail.com.br>

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Plot Keywords:

chase | san sebastian spain | lisbon portugal | sao paulo brazil | death | See All (97) »

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

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Action | Crime | Drama | Romance | Thriller

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Country:

Brazil | Portugal

Language:

Portuguese

Release Date:

1995 (Brazil) See more »

Also Known As:

Foreign Land See more »

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Black and White
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Trivia

Film debut of Fernando Alves Pinto. See more »

Quotes

Paco: Thanks for the help.
Alex: I didn't help you.
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Estranha Forma de Vida
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Don't waste your time
1 October 2003 | by rkarlberg – See all my reviews

I was very disappointed with this film. Nothing that happens makes any sense. Even the other reviews here mention that the plot is not believable and that the production values are poor. I was expecting to see the beautiful scenery of Brazil and Portugal, but everything looks washed out and grainy.

While the acting was good, it was wasted on the go-nowhere story. And as with Midnight, by the same director, the "twist" ending simply makes the whole story pointless. Why did they make this movie? I have no idea.
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