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Facas e Anjos
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Facas e Anjos

2000-03-14 · 90 min · ★ 5.5

Drama · TV Movie

In 1983, little João Amaral Severo asks his father to go to the circus. His father, and army captain who had been recently widowed, refuses to take him under the pretext that the circus would draw his attention away from his studies. Ten years later João is a student in the Military College, and is tired of the harsh discipline imposed by his father and decides to join a travelling circus that stops in his hometown, Alcochete. From then on João, alone and free to live his life the way he wants, finds a world of magic, the love of Dolores (a young trapeze artist) and the family he never really had. Until a twist of fate turns João into a father...

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Production details

Directors
Eduardo Guedes
Production companies
Animatógrafo II
Countries
Portugal
Status
Released

Top Cast

Miguel MoreiraMiguel MoreiraJoão
Carla BolitoCarla BolitoDolores
Raul SolnadoRaul SolnadoCatita
Ana BustorffAna BustorffMatilde
José RaposoJosé RaposoContreiras
David AlmeidaDavid AlmeidaAnão 1
Manuel João VieiraManuel João VieiraIlusionista
José Mora RamosJosé Mora RamosJoão Severo
Teresa RobyTeresa RobyEmília
Sofia LeiteSofia LeiteLeonor
Raul AtalaiaRaul AtalaiaPolícia
Augusto PortelaAugusto PortelaMédico
Alexandre FerreiraAlexandre FerreiraPuppet Artist
José M. NortonPedro
Vera AlvesVera AlvesGuida
Nuno GuerreiroNuno GuerreiroInspector PJ

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