A Esperança Está Onde Menos Se Espera (2009)

Lourenço is the son of Francisco Figueiredo, a soccer coach in the beginning of a very promising career. Everything goes well: Francisco's team is in the Portuguese Cup final and Lourenço ... See full summary »

Director:

Joaquim Leitão

Writers:

Manuel Arouca, Tino Navarro

Stars:

Alcides, Alex, Angi Almeida

1 nomination.

Cast

Credited cast:
Alcides	...	Velho na Esplanada
Alex	...	Miúdo no bairro 2
Angi Almeida	...	Vigia 2
Vanessa Almeida	...	Namorada Agente
Sandra Alves	...	Funcionária da Escola Secundária
Alexandra Amaro	...	Sofia
João Abel Baptista	...	Vendedor de automóveis
André Barbosa	...	Empregado do restaurante
Glória Benchimol	...	Marisa
Humberto Bernardo	...	Reporter
William Brandão	...	Vigia 1
João Capela	...	Arbitro
José Carlos Cardoso	...	Mané
Virgílio Castelo	...	Francisco Figueiredo
Jorge Chança	...	Segurança Discoteca 2

Storyline

Lourenço is the son of Francisco Figueiredo, a soccer coach in the beginning of a very promising career. Everything goes well: Francisco's team is in the Portuguese Cup final and Lourenço is going to be class valedictorian in a very prestigious private high school. But everything starts to collapse. Francisco is fired and Lourenço must transfer to a public high school whose students are predominantly from a ghetto near Lisbon. While Lourenço is fighting to fit into a new and harsh reality, he also helps his father find his lost dignity. Hope is a strange place.

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Genres:

Drama

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Connections

References Prison Break (2005)

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

Portugal

Language:

Portuguese

Release Date:

17 September 2009 (Portugal)

Also Known As:

O Meu Pai

Filming Locations:

Amadora, Lisbon, Portugal

Company Credits

Production Co:

MGN Filmes

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1