

The Fortunate Ones
2024-02-14 · 93 min · ★ 5.9
Algarve, late 90s. Following the death of her grandmother, Milene - a strong young woman full of life despite a slight mental handicap - divides her life between her family of notables and a Cape Verdean family that keeps her going, whom she met when her grandmother died. The wind that whistles in the cranes plunges us into the world of two families against the backdrop of Portugal's recent past.
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- Directors
- Jeanne Waltz
- Production companies
- Box Productions, C.R.I.M. Produções
- Countries
- Portugal, Switzerland
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Rita CabaçoMilene
Milton LopesAntonino
Isabel CardosoFelícia
Beatriz BatardaÂngela Margarida
Carla MacielGininha
Ruben GarciaAfonso
João LagartoRui Ludovice
Romeu RunaTio Dom
Cleo DiáraClaudina
Luís LucasFrutuoso
Cucha CarvalheiroJuliana
Ana ZanattiRegina Leandro
Dino D'SantiagoJanina Mata
Frederico AmaralGNR
Nuno NunesPadre Funeral
Teresa FariaFreira Funeral
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