Get a Life (2001)
During one winter night, a Portuguese teenager, Alvaro, loses his life in a fight between a youth gang and the cops in a suburb of Paris. Cidalia, a 36 year old cleaning woman, his mother, decides to defy the code of silence of the Portuguese community and tries to find the truth. She losses her friends, her job and her family but gains a life.
Director: João Canijo
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Rita Blanco as Cidália |
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Adriano Luz as Adelino |
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Teresa Madruga as Celestina |
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Alda Gomes as Alda |
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Olivier Leite as Orlando |
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Maria David as Lúcia |
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Yvette Caldas as Fátima |
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Jinie Rainho as Jinie |
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Adélia Baltazar as Fernanda |
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Luis Rego as Adérito |
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Tiago Manaïa as Álvaro |
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José Raposo as |
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Teresa Roby as |
| Writing | João Canijo | Writer |
| Writing | Celine Pouillon | Writer |
| Writing | Pierre Hodgson | Writer |
| Directing | João Canijo | Director |
| Sound | Alexandre Soares | Music |
| Editing | João Braz | Editor |
| Art | Mayanna von Ledebur | Art Direction |
| Camera | Mário Castanheira | Director of Photography |
| Production | Paulo Branco | Producer |
