The Heart's Root

The Heart's Root (2000)

Drama

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.

Director: Paulo Rocha
Writers: Jeanne Waltz, Raquel Freire, Paulo Rocha, Regina Guimarães.

Casts

	Luís Miguel Cintra as Catão
	Joana Bárcia as Sílvia
	Isabel Ruth as Ju
	Melvil Poupaud as Vicente Corvo
	Miguel Guilherme as Oscar
	António Durães as Infante
	Fernando Heitor as Roberta
	Teresa Roby as Babies' Mother
	Manuel Mozos as Young Man at the Party
	Carla Chambel as
	Manuela de Freitas as Mrs. Assembleia
	Ana Deus as Linda
	Paulo Guilherme as
	Paulo Pinto as Voice of Vicente Corvo
	Pedro Pernas as
	Pedro Miguel Silva as

Crew