Armpits (2016)
Lazarus de Jesus is the adopted son of a wealthy lady from Lisbon, whom he calls Grandmother. It is she who introduces him to Godfather, a great businessman who takes him as his protégé, and Angelina, the woman Grandma wants him to marry. But Lazarus has other hidden interests, the most important of which is an obsessive fixation on female armpits. When he sees the violinist Maria Pia playing, Lazarus immediately falls in love and starts to live for her, which will precipitate an absolutely unpredictable ending.
Director: José Fonseca e Costa
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Margarida Marinho as Angelina |
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Pedro Lacerda as Lázaro de Jesus |
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Paula Guedes as Madre Superiora |
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Rui Morisson as Maldonado |
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Cecília Guimarães as Piedade |
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Luís Mascarenhas as Motorista da Avó |
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Elisa Lisboa as Avó |
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Fernando Ferrão as Padre Ezequiel |
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Maria da Rocha as Maria Pia |
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Mia Tomé as Maria Pia (voice) |
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Lourenço Seruya as Noivo |
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Laurent Filipe as Trompetista |
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Romeu Runa as Figurão do Bilhar |
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Miguel Monteiro as Padre Funeral Maria Pia |
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Luís Lucas as Médico |
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Carlos Curto as Motorista do Padrinho |
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José Raposo as Datuatia |
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Alexandra Sargento as Freira |
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Ana Vilela da Costa as |
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Francisco Brás as Desconhecido no Funeral |
| Writing | Rubem Fonseca | Writer |
| Writing | José Fonseca e Costa | Writer |
| Directing | José Fonseca e Costa | Director |
| Writing | Mário Botequilha | Writer |
| Production | Paulo Branco | Producer |
| Editing | Paulo MilHomens | Editor |
| Art | Isabel Branco | Art Direction |
| Camera | Timo Salminen | Director of Photography |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lucha d'Orey | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Natália Bogalho | Hairstylist |