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1995 Certificate 15
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After the unexpected death of his mother, Paco (Fernando Alves Pinto), an aspiring actor from Sao Paulo, longs to leave his native Brazil. Tired of living in squalor, he accepts a "delivery job" from a shady antique dealer and travels to Lisbon carrying a violin filled with uncut diamonds. But when the exchange goes bad, he .. Read more

Starring Fernando Alves Pinto, Alexandre Borges, Laura Cardoso, Tcheky Karyo
Director Walter Salles Jr., Daniela Thomas
Genres Drama, Romance, World Cinema

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Foreign Land

After the unexpected death of his mother, Paco (Fernando Alves Pinto), an aspiring actor from Sao Paulo, longs to leave his native Brazil. Tired of living in squalor, he accepts a "delivery job" from a shady antique dealer and travels to Lisbon carrying a violin filled with uncut diamonds. But when the exchange goes bad, he finds himself on the run from an underworld thug and in the arms of Alex (Fernanda Torres), a beautiful woman caught up in the Portuguese black-market.

Starring Fernando Alves Pinto, Alexandre Borges, Laura Cardoso, Tcheky Karyo, Joćo Lagarto, Joao Lagarto, Carla Lupi, Luis Melo, Angelo Torres, Fernanda Torres
Director Walter Salles Jr., Daniela Thomas
Studio SODA PICTURES
Run time DVD: 1 hr 50 mins
Certificate Certificate 15
Genres Drama, Romance, World Cinema
Language DVD: Portuguese
Subtitles DVD: English
Released DVD: 08 Oct 2007
Production year: 1995
Format DVD

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  • Salles' second feature, fluently shot in b/w, focuses on Brazilian youth torn between the hardships of the newly... read more on Time Out

    • Time Out
    • Posted 04 Nov 2008

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  • 8 out of 8 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 4 stars

    Black and White wonder

    I rented this after enjoying two other Walter Salles jnr. films ('Central Station' and 'Behind the Sun') and it did not disappoint. Filmed in black and white, the plot involves a young man, Paco, who wants to escape Sao Paulo and visit his mother's Spanish homeland after her unexpected death. He tries to pay his way there by unknowingly becoming involved in a smuggling venture. After its failure he ends up on the run in Portugal, accompanied by a Brazilian girl, Alex, who leads him into further trouble. There is a degree of violence, but the acting is superb and it is beautifully filmed, keeping you guessing until the end.

      • A customer from Garswood, Wigan
      • Posted 08 Jan 2008 20:30

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  • 1 out of 2 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 3 stars

    Well made - but didn't hold attention

    I'm sure this is a well made film - but I just found it too involved and my attention kept wandering. I didn't really care as much about the characters as perhaps I was meant to.

      • nikdubrov from Nr Wigan
      • Posted 03 Sep 2008 18:32

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