As Meninas Exemplares (2025)
The misfortunes of Sofia, the exemplary Madalena and Camila, the troubled vacations of girls and boys, a few years later leading to the resolution of some mysteries, form the perfect trilogy by the Countess of Ségur on education, social, religious, and political power. Desire and its oppression, violence and punishment, in short, the terrible loss combined with inevitable growth. Both adults and children will understand that precepts, rules, and prayers can tear nerves and blood apart.
Director: João Botelho
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Rita Durão as |
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Catarina Wallenstein as |
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Crista Alfaiate as |
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Joana Botelho as |
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João Estima as |
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Dinis Gomes as |
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Cláudio da Silva as |
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Marcello Urgeghe as |
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Margarida Marinho as |
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Leonor Silveira as |
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Ana Bustorff as |
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Cristina Carvalhal as |
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António Durães as |
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João Barbosa as |
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Orlando Sérgio as |
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Elsa Valentim as |
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Alexandra Sargento as |
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Hugo Mestre Amaro as Lambert |
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Sofia Marques as |
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João Pedro Vaz as |
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Rita Martins as |
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Ricardo Aibéo as |
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Mitó Mendes as |
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Rita Rocha Silva as |
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Victoria Guerra as |
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Rita Blanco as |
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Rui Morisson as |
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Catarina Vicente as |
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Francisco Vistas as |
| Directing | João Botelho | Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Luísa Pacheco | Costume Designer |
| Writing | João Botelho | Writer |
| Writing | Leonor Pinhão | Writer |
| Sound | Daniel Bernardes | Music |
| Production | Alexandre Oliveira | Producer |
| Writing | Comtesse de Ségur | Novel |
| Camera | João Ribeiro | Director of Photography |
| Editing | João Braz | Editor |
| Art | Cláudia Lopes Costa | Art Direction |