

Call Girl
2007-12-27 · 145 min · ★ 5.8
A powerful entrepreneur wants to build an exclusive resort hotel in Villanova, but he discovers the location he has in mind is protected by local land-use regulations. He hires Maria, a beautiful and elegant prostitute, to seduce the mayor, leaving him open to blackmail if he won't give the entrepreneur what he wants. Maria has no trouble twisting Meireles around her finger, but police detectives Madeira and Neves get wind of the plan and set out to expose the plot...
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Production details
- Directors
- António-Pedro Vasconcelos
- Production companies
- MGN Filmes, Lagoa Cultural & Esportiva, Instituto do Cinema, Audiovisual e Multimédia
- Countries
- Portugal, Brazil
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 1,300,000
- Revenue
- USD 1,610,085
Top Cast
Joaquim de AlmeidaMouros
Soraia ChavesMaria
Ivo CanelasMadeira
Nicolau BreynerCarlos Meireles
José RaposoNeves
José EduardoGomes
Maria João AbreuAmália
Custódia GallegoOdete
Ana PadrãoInês
Virgílio CasteloHealth Minister
Luís MascarenhasMatos
Sofia GrilloLuísa
Daniela FariaHelga
Raul SolnadoJacinto
Joaquim LeitãoAndrade
Anton Skrzypicielbusiness man
António-Pedro VasconcelosAirplane Passenger (uncredited)
Carlos SaltãoNamorado de Helga
Ana VideiraSpa Receptionist
Filipe VargasPolice Officer in the RestaurantTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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