Facas e Anjos
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Overview
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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Runtime
90 min
Release Date
2000-03-14
Status
Released
Original Language
Portuguese
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Miguel Moreira
João
Carla Bolito
Dolores
Raul Solnado
Catita
Ana Bustorff
Matilde
José Raposo
Contreiras
David Almeida
Anão 1
Manuel João Vieira
Ilusionista
José Mora Ramos
João Severo
Teresa Roby
Emília
Sofia Leite
Leonor
Raul Atalaia
Polícia
Augusto Portela
Médico
Alexandre Ferreira
Puppet Artist
José M. Norton
Pedro
Vera Alves
Guida
Nuno Guerreiro
Inspector PJ
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