

Paths
1978-05-19 · 120 min · ★ 7.4
Parallel tales of young couples desperately escaping cruel false fathers, each couple on the run across different regions of the country and during increasingly contemporary time periods.
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- Directors
- João César Monteiro
- Production companies
- Instituto Português de Cinema (IPC)
- Countries
- Portugal
- Status
- Released
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Manuela de FreitasAtena
Margarida GilThe Girl / The Devil's Woman
João GuedesThe Lord of the Lands
João César MonteiroThe Monk / The Boss of the Thieves
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