Rejecting “The Prom”-posal - Movie Review
Despite everything it was capable of, all of these poor choices strung together amount to nothing more than a counter-productive film.
The Heart's Root
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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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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Genre:Drama
Written By:Paulo Rocha, Jeanne Waltz, Raquel Freire, Regina Guimarães
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Runtime:118 minutes
Studio:RTP, Suma Filmes, Boomerang Productions, Les Films de l'Atalante, ARTE France Cinéma
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