The Heart's Root

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The Heart's Root (2000)

Directed by Paulo Rocha

Drama · 1h 58m

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

Luís Miguel Cintra Catão Joana Bárcia Sílvia Isabel Ruth Ju Melvil Poupaud Vicente Corvo Miguel Guilherme Oscar António Durães Infante Fernando Heitor Roberta Teresa Roby Babies' Mother Manuel Mozos Young Man at the Party Carla Chambel Manuela de Freitas Mrs. Assembleia Ana Deus Linda

Crew

Director
Paulo Rocha
Screenplay
Paulo Rocha, Jeanne Waltz, Raquel Freire, Regina Guimarães
Director of Photography
Elso Roque
Editor
Edgar Feldman
Producer
Paulo Rocha, Gérard Vaugois

Details

Original title
A Raiz do Coração
Release date
2000-10-18
Runtime
1h 58m
Genres
Drama
Original language
PT
Spoken languages
Portuguese
Countries
France, Portugal
Production
RTP, Suma Filmes, Boomerang Productions, Les Films de l'Atalante, ARTE France Cinéma