Summary During one winter night, a Portuguese teenager, Alvaro, loses his life in a fight between a youth gang and the cops in a suburb of Paris. Cidalia, a 36 year old cleaning woman, his mother, decides to defy the code of silence of the Portuguese community and tries to find the truth. She losses her friends, her job and her family but gains a life. View more details
Directed : João Canijo
Written : Pierre Hodgson João Canijo Celine Pouillon
Stars : Adriano Luz Teresa Madruga Rita Blanco Alda Gomes
Genres : Drama
Release date : May 3, 2001
Countries of origin : France Portugal
Official sites : Madragoa Films
Language : French Portuguese
Filming locations : France
Production companies : Instituto do Cinema, Audiovisual e Multimédia (ICAM) Gemini Films Madragoa Filmes
Summary During one winter night, a Portuguese teenager, Alvaro, loses his life in a fight between a youth gang and the cops in a suburb of Paris. Cidalia, a 36 year old cleaning woman, his mother, decides to defy the code of silence of the Portuguese community and tries to find the truth. She losses her friends, her job and her family but gains a life. View more details
Genres : Drama
Release date : May 3, 2001
Countries of origin : France Portugal
Official sites : Madragoa Films
Language : French Portuguese
Filming locations : France
Production companies : Instituto do Cinema, Audiovisual e Multimédia (ICAM) Gemini Films Madragoa Filmes
