Egas’ Ego (2020)
Egas Moniz, a man marked by perseverance and ambition. Audacious and in dissonance with a country full of “narrow-minded” people, Egas Moniz faced everyone so as to impose his scientific ideas, for which he was awarded, at a quite advanced stage of his life, the much-desired Nobel Prize for Medicine in 1949.
Director:
José Carlos Santos
Writer:
Filipa Martins
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João Lagarto as Egas Moniz |
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Ana Nave as Dona Elvira |
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João Jesus as Pedro Almeida Lima |
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Virgílio Castelo as Sobral Cid |
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Guilherme Filipe as Diretor Hospital |
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Sinde Filipe as António Martins |
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Paulo Calatré as Francisco Gentil |
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João Didelet as Norton de Matos |
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Afonso Lagarto as Marido Mulher Jovem |
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Inês Castel-Branco as Laura |
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Isac Graça as Paciente Assassino |
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Ana Brito e Cunha as Enfermeira Deolinda |
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Ana Marta Ferreira as Mulher de Chapéu |
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Gonçalo Oliveira as Joaquim |
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Sara Madeira as Mulher Jovem |
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Gonçalo Oliveira as Joaquim |
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André Albuquerque as Estudante |
| Writing | Filipa Martins | Screenplay |
| Directing | José Carlos Santos | Director |
| Production | Paulo Jorge Ferreira | Producer |
| Production | Pedro Teixeira | Producer |
| Editing | João Veloso | Editor |
| Crew | Hugo Folgado | Cinematography |
| Art | Pedro Soares | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Patrícia Dória | Costume Design |