The Forest (2002 film)
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The Forest | |
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Directed by | Leonel Vieira |
Written by | Ferreira de Castro (novel) Izaías Almada |
Produced by | Luis Méndez |
Starring | Diogo Morgado Chico Díaz Maitê Proença |
Release date |
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Running time | 105 minutes |
Country | Portugal |
Language | Portuguese |
The Forest (A Selva) is a 2002 film directed by Leonel Vieira.
The movie won the "Best Film" at the 2003 Golden Globes Portugal.
Plot
Alberto (played by Diogo Morgado) is a young Portuguese monarchist who in 1912 is exiled to Brazil. There, he is contracted by Velasco (Karra Elejalde), a Spanish overseer, to work in the heart of the forest. Alberto discovers a strange and wild world, in which the Indians, the fever and the madness of the men are daily dangers.
External links
- The Forest at IMDb
Categories:
- 2002 films
- Films about hunter-gatherers
- Films based on Portuguese novels
- Portuguese films
- Portuguese-language films
- Films set in the 1910s
- Films set in Brazil
- 2000s adventure films
- 2000s romantic drama films
- Brazilian films
- Brazilian romantic drama films
- Golden Globes (Portugal) winners
- 2002 drama films
- 2000s romantic drama film stubs
- Portuguese film stubs