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.
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Title: Foreign Land (1995)
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Fernando Alves Pinto | ... | Paco |
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Luís Melo | ... | Ígor |
| Laura Cardoso | ... | Manuela | |
| Tchéky Karyo | ... | Kraft | |
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Alberto Alexandre | ... | Maitre Machado |
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Edilson Botelho | ... | Ator de Teatro |
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Canto e Castro | ... | Porteiro |
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Bete Coelho | ... | Atriz de Teatro |
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António Cara D'Anjo | ... | Espanhol 1 |
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Carlos Dias | ... | Barman Ritz |
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Filipe Ferrer | ... | Coprador |
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João Grosso | ... | Carlos |
| Miguel Guilherme | ... | André | |
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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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chase | san sebastian spain | lisbon portugal | sao paulo brazil | death |Taglines:
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Second collaboration between Walter Salles and Tchéky Karyo. They previously worked in The Knife (1991). See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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This existential thriller, in Portuguese with English subtitles, is a modern version of the American filmes noires of the 40s, complete with a surprise twist at the end. It is riveting from beginning to end. My only criticism is its poor production values. The film looks cheaply made, and it probably was, so the black and white cinematography is vastly inferior to that of Godard in Vivre Sa Vie, to cite another film noir of more than 30 years earlier. Most maddening of all, the subtitles are often hard to read. When will filmmakers learn and provide yellow subtitles so that they can be read against a white background. I'd give this an 8 overall, although with better production values it could have been higher.