Foreign Land (1995)

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

Stars:

Fernanda Torres, Fernando Alves Pinto, Alexandre Borges

10 wins & 4 nominations.

Cast

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

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:

chase | san sebastian spain | lisbon portugal | sao paulo brazil | death | 

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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 | Crime | Drama | Romance | Thriller

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Did You Know?

Trivia

Second collaboration between Walter Salles and Tchéky Karyo. They previously worked in The Knife (1991).

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Quotes

Paco: Thanks for the help.
Alex: I didn't help you.

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Soundtracks

Vapor Barato
Written by Jards Macalé & Waly Salomão
Performed by Gal Costa

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

Details

Country:

Brazil Portugal

Language:

Portuguese

Release Date:

1995 (Brazil)

Also Known As:

Foreign Land

Company Credits

Production Co:

Animatógrafo Cinema e Video, VideoFilmes

Technical Specs

Color:

Black and White