Paraíso Perdido

Overview

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.

Directed by Alberto Seixas Santos

Top cast

Maria de Medeiros

Cristina Pratas

Rui Mendes

Cristovão

M

Manuela de Freitas

Inês

Carlos Daniel

Helder

Filipe Ferrer

Orlando

Luís Santos

Velho Retornado

M

Mário Sargedas

Abel Caldeira

L

Luís Mata

Retornado

Rui Luís

Coffee Shop Owner

José Manuel Mendes

Antunes

Carlos Coelho

André

J

João Sarabando

Saul Pratas

Manuela Cassola

Godmother

Fernanda Alves

Retornada

Catarina Avelar

Retornada

F

Francisco Costa

Caldeira

O

Octávio Espírito Santo

Coffee Shop Employee

Marcello Urgeghe

Nuno

José Bras

Afonso

Antonio Rocha

Man in the Tavern

Details