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Where the Sun Beats(1989)
Status: Released
Date: 1989-09-10
49%
7 Votes
Time: 1h 28m
Overview:
Laura lives in the country with her considerably older husband. When Nuno, her brother who study in Lisbon, pays a visit, he realizes that his sister does not have a happy life. He initiates a friendship with a worker on the farm. The circumstances turn Laura and Nuno against each other... Portrays the repressed sexuality and homosexual desire in a rural setting and elliptically and delicately the small farming community that serves as the backdrop for the impossible relationships pursued by Laura and her brother.
Languages: Portuguese.
Countries:
Portugal
ProductionCompanies:
G.E.R. (Grupo de Estudos e Realizações)
Movie: Where the Sun Beats
Top 10 Billed Cast
Laura Morante
Laura
Luís Miguel Cintra
Artur (voice)
Inês de Medeiros
Graça
Marcello Urgeghe
Alberto
Maria de Medeiros
Laura (voice)
Francisco Nascimento
Zé
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Overview
Laura lives in the country with her considerably older husband. When Nuno, her brother who study in Lisbon, pays a visit, he realizes that his sister does not have a happy life. He initiates a friendship with a worker on the farm. The circumstances turn Laura and Nuno against each other... Portrays the repressed sexuality and homosexual desire in a rural setting and elliptically and delicately the small farming community that serves as the backdrop for the impossible relationships pursued by Laura and her brother.
Release Date
1989-09-10
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4.857
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