The Heart's Root (2000)
1h 58m
Running Time
October 18, 2000Release Date
The Heart's Root (2000)
1h 58m
Running Time
October 18, 2000Release Date
Plot.
Set in the Lisbon during the festivities of Saint Anthony, the patron saint of lovers and the old town. The story is about Cato, a nationalist politician who is charismatic and unscrupulous. He obsessively pursues Silvia, a mystical and mysterious young transvestite whom he meets at the festival. When Silvia runs into Vicente, a policeman who arrests transvestites and threatens them, Silvia must look towards blackmail to save herself. Compromising photos of Cato start to emerge among opposition parties and he must do all in his power to save his political career.
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Cast & Crew.
Luís Miguel Cintra
Catão
Joana Bárcia
Sílvia
Isabel Ruth
Ju
Melvil Poupaud
Vicente Corvo
Miguel Guilherme
Oscar
António Durães
Infante
Paulo Rocha
Director
Fernando Heitor
Roberta
Raquel Freire
Writer
Regina Guimarães
Writer
Teresa Roby
Babies' Mother
Manuel Mozos
Young Man at the Party
Jeanne Waltz
Writer
Gérard Vaugeois
Producer
Gérard Vaugois
Producer
Manuela de Freitas
Mrs. Assembleia
Media.
Details.
Release DateOctober 18, 2000
Original NameA Raiz do Coração
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 58m
Genres
Wiki.
Raiz do Coração is a 2000 Portuguese film directed by Paulo Rocha.The debut in Portugal was on January 12, 2001.