Overview
Centered on an elderly matriarch and her family in the Trás-os-Montes region of Portugal. An exploration of the cycle of life and death, using the main character, Ana, as an emblem of a life lived in harmony with nature and tradition.
Fun facts
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Nominations
Nominated for the International Submission to the Academy Awards (1986)
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Setting
Set in Portugal
Details
- Directors
- Writers
- Rainer Maria RilkeWriter
- Margarida CordeiroWriter
- António ReisWriter
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- September 15, 1982
- Original language
- Portuguese
- Countries
- Portugal
Production
Cast
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