Movie: Where the Sun Beats

Top 10 Billed Cast

Laura Morante
Laura Morante

Laura

António Pedro Figueiredo
António Pedro Figueiredo

Nuno

Luís Miguel Cintra
Luís Miguel Cintra

Artur (voice)

Inês de Medeiros
Inês de Medeiros

Graça

Marcello Urgeghe
Marcello Urgeghe

Alberto

Maria de Medeiros
Maria de Medeiros

Laura (voice)

Manuel Lobão
Manuel Lobão

Francisco

Francisco Nascimento
Francisco Nascimento

Maria Ortega
Maria Ortega

Teacher

António Ricardo
António Ricardo

Alberto (voice)

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    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

  • Average

    5.3

  • Rating:

    2.6 starts
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    Português
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