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Set in the Lisbon during the festivities of Saint Anthony, the patron saint of lovers and the old town. The story is about Cato, a nationalist politician who is charismatic and unscrupulous. He obsessively pursues Silvia, a mystical and mysterious young transvestite whom he meets at the festival. When Silvia runs into Vicente, a policeman who arrests transvestites and threatens them, Silvia must look towards blackmail to save herself. Compromising photos of Cato start to emerge among opposition parties and he must do all in his power to save his political career.Read moreLess
Set in the Lisbon during the festivities of Saint Anthony, the patron saint of lovers and the old town. The story is about Cato, a nationalist politician who is charismatic and unscrupulous. He obsessively pursues Silvia, a mystical and mysterious young transvestite whom he meets at the festival. When Silvia runs into Vicente, a policeman who arrests transvestites and threatens them, Silvia must look towards blackmail to save herself. Compromising photos of Cato start to emerge among opposition parties and he must do all in his power to save his political career.
The story
Set in the Lisbon during the festivities of Saint Anthony, the patron saint of lovers and the old town. The story is about Cato, a nationalist politician who is charismatic and unscrupulous. He obsessively pursues Silvia, a mystical and mysterious young transvestite whom he meets at the festival. When Silvia runs into Vicente, a policeman who arrests transvestites and threatens them, Silvia must look towards blackmail to save herself. Compromising photos of Cato start to emerge among opposition parties and he must do all in his power to save his political career.
Cast & crew
Luís Miguel CintraCatão
Joana BárciaSílvia
Isabel Ruth
Melvil PoupaudVicente Corvo
Miguel GuilhermeOscar
António DurãesInfante
Fernando HeitorRoberta
Teresa RobyBabies' Mother
Manuel MozosYoung Man at the Party
Carla ChambelCast
Ana DeusLindaExplore the crew
- Producer
- Paulo Rocha
- Screenplay
- Paulo Rocha
- Director
- Paulo Rocha
- Screenplay
- Jeanne Waltz
- Producer
- Gérard Vaugois
- Screenplay
- Raquel Freire
- Editor
- Edgar Feldman
- Director of Photography
- Elso Roque
- Screenplay
- Regina Guimarães