Paraíso Perdido

Synopsis

Cristina is twenty years old. Her father was declared missing in action during the war in Angola many years before. One day in church the girl meets a man about fifty years old who tries various times, unsuccessfully, to make the sign of the cross. The man is called Cristovão. A few days later the two meet again. The man offers to help her look for her father. A relationship based on memories and confessions is formed between them. But soon they each return to their own solitude.

Cast

Maria de Medeiros

Cristina Pratas

Rui Mendes

Cristovão

—

Manuela de Freitas

Inês

Carlos Daniel

Helder

Filipe Ferrer

Orlando

Luís Santos

Velho Retornado

—

Mário Sargedas

Abel Caldeira

—

Luís Mata

Retornado

Rui Luís

Coffee Shop Owner

José Manuel Mendes

Antunes

Carlos Coelho

André

—

João Sarabando

Saul Pratas

Manuela Cassola

Godmother

Fernanda Alves

Retornada

Catarina Avelar

Retornada

—

Francisco Costa

Caldeira

—

Octávio Espírito Santo

Coffee Shop Employee

Marcello Urgeghe

Nuno

José Bras

Afonso

Antonio Rocha

Man in the Tavern

Crew

Camera

• João Rocha Director of Photography

Costume & Make-Up

• Maria Alice Raimundo Makeup Artist

Directing

• Alberto Seixas Santos Director

Editing

• José Nascimento Editor

Production

• António da Cunha Telles Producer
• Isabel Colaço Executive Producer

Sound

• Maria Paola Porru Sound Designer
• Carlos Zíngaro Music

Writing

• Alberto Seixas Santos Screenplay
• António Cabrita Screenplay