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A True and Faithful Account
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A True and Faithful Account

1989-06-22 · 85 min · ★ 6.6

Drama

The young girl, Antónia Margarida Castelo Branco, is handed over by her mother to Brás Telles de Meneses because of the obscure interests between rural aristocratic families in the North. Brás is a ruined man, a bohemian with a reputation for violence and erratic behaviour. Antonia’s fortune is the first sacrifice made by the young wife. Fascinated by the man who humiliates and ill-treats her, she follows him in a pilgrimage to increasingly barren lands, to increasingly less hospitable houses.

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Directors
Margarida Gil
Production companies
Monteiro & Gil, Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, Instituto Português de Cinema (IPC)
Countries
Portugal
Status
Released

Top Cast

Catarina Alves CostaCatarina Alves CostaAntónia
António Sequeira LopesAntónio Sequeira LopesBrás
Laura SoveralLaura SoveralD. Luísa
Jorge RollaAfonso
Cremilda GilCremilda GilAna
Aurora GaiaAurora GaiaSenhorinha
Adelaide TeixeiraAdelaide TeixeiraConceição
Sónia GuimarãesFelicidade
Philip J. SpinelliP. Francisco
Luís CunhaP. Jerónimo
Luís SantosLuís SantosD. Sebastião
Joana SizaLisete
Jorge PintoJorge PintoAires
Conceição GuerraD. Leonor
Margarida GilMargarida GilNun
Joaquim PintoJoaquim PintoFather
Henrique Espírito SantoHenrique Espírito SantoJogador de Póquer
João César MonteiroJoão César MonteiroJogador de Póquer
João Pedro BénardJoão Pedro BénardJogador de Póquer
Manuel Costa e SilvaJogador de Póquer

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