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Benilde or the Virgin Mother(1975)
Status: Released
Date: 1975-11-21
72%
13 Votes
Time: 1h 52m
Overview:
A young girl, Benilde, so protected by her religious family that she seemingly knows nothing about procreation, insists that her mysterious pregnancy is a miracle; however, her distressed bourgeois family decides that Benilde has lost her mind.
Languages: Portuguese.
Countries:
Portugal
ProductionCompanies:
Tobis Portuguesa
Centro Português de Cinema (CPC)
Movie: Benilde or the Virgin Mother
Top 7 Billed Cast
Varela Silva
Melo Cantos, Benilde's father
Glória de Matos
Etelvina, Eduardo's mother
Maria Barroso
Genoveva, the house-keeper
Jacinto Ramos
Fabrício, the doctor
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Overview
A young girl, Benilde, so protected by her religious family that she seemingly knows nothing about procreation, insists that her mysterious pregnancy is a miracle; however, her distressed bourgeois family decides that Benilde has lost her mind.
Release Date
1975-11-21
Average
7.2
Rating:
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