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The Heart's Root
2000 5.7 (3 votes) 1h 58m
Genres
Drama
Production Companies
RTP
Suma Filmes
Boomerang Productions
Les Films de l'Atalante
ARTE France Cinéma

The Heart's Root (A Raiz do Coração)

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.

Key Crew

Director: Paulo Rocha

Director of Photography: Elso Roque

Top Cast

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