The Heart's Root

The Heart's Root

2000
1h 58m
5.7

5.7/10

3 votes • View on IMDb
Drama
Overview

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.

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Language: PT

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Production Information

Production Companies
RTP Suma Filmes Boomerang Productions Les Films de l'Atalante ARTE France Cinéma
Production Countries
France Portugal
Spoken Languages
Portuguese

Quick Facts

Original Title A Raiz do Coração
Release Date October 18, 2000
Status Released
Language PT
IMDb ID tt0189960

Cast

Luis Miguel Cintra
Luis Miguel Cintra

Catão

Joana Bárcia
Joana Bárcia

Sílvia

Isabel Ruth
Isabel Ruth

Ju

Melvil Poupaud
Melvil Poupaud

Vicente Corvo

Miguel Guilherme
Miguel Guilherme

Oscar

António Durães
António Durães

Infante

Fernando Heitor
Fernando Heitor

Roberta

Teresa Roby
Teresa Roby

Babies' Mother

Manuel Mozos
Manuel Mozos

Young Man at the Party

Carla Chambel
Carla Chambel

Manuela de Freitas
Manuela de Freitas

Mrs. Assembleia

Ana Deus
Ana Deus

Linda

Key Crew

Paulo Rocha
Director
Gérard Vaugois
Producer
Paulo Rocha
Producer
Jeanne Waltz
Screenplay
Raquel Freire
Screenplay
Paulo Rocha
Screenplay
Regina Guimarães
Screenplay

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