Far Away from Here

Far Away from Here (1994)

Catalyst in the story of crossed paths is a 1957 Ford Fairlane being driven through Portugal’s Alentejo region to a new owner. Film’s overly protracted opening has car’s drivers (Filipe Cochofel, Antonio Pedro Figueiredo) joy riding the night away until the roadster breaks down. Momentum picks up at sunrise with their attempts to fix the car. A retired mechanic-turned-beekeeper with a heart condition (Canto e Castro) does the trick and convinces Figueiredo to take him cross-country on a motorbike to look up an old friend. Cochofel and the mechanic’s alarmed niece (Maysa Marta) follow in pursuit. The old man dies peacefully on the road, but Figueiredo, having wholeheartedly grasped his deliverance mission, keeps going.

Director: João Guerra

Casts

	Canto e Castro as Vitor
	Filipe Cochofel as Manuel
	Manuel Mozos as Stationmaster
	Manuel João Vieira as Jacinto
	Manuela de Freitas as Pharmacist
	Monica Calle as
	Aldina Duarte as
	Vítor Moreira as
	Glicínia Quartin as D. Angela
	António Pedro Figueiredo as Artur
	Rui Luís as Silva

Crew