Heart's Root (The)
Original Title
A Raiz do Coração- Director: Paulo Rocha
- Writer: Raquel Freire; Regina Guimarães
- Producer: João Pedro Bénard; Paulo Rocha
CGiii Comment
A Raiz do Coração (A Root of the Heart) is a Portuguese film 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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Cast & Characters
Luis Miguel Cintra as Catao;
Joana Barcia as Silvia;
Isabel Ruth as Ju;
Melvil Poupaud as Vicente Corvo;
Miguel Guilherme as Oscar;
Antonio Duraes as Infante;
Filipe Cochofel as Lucas;
Bruno Schiappa as Cesar;
Tony Lima as Mario;
Fernando Heitor as Roberta;
Jose Manuel Rosado as Filipa;
Fernando Santos as Prazeres;
Pedro Miguel Silva as Joaquina;
Jenni La Rue as Bruna;
Paulo Juliao as Marta