The Heart's Root
Directed by Paulo Rocha
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
Luís Miguel Cintra
Catão
Joana Bárcia
Sílvia
Isabel Ruth
Ju
Melvil Poupaud
Vicente Corvo
Miguel Guilherme
Oscar
António Durães
Infante
Fernando Heitor
Roberta
Teresa Roby
Babies' Mother
Manuel Mozos
Young Man at the Party
Carla Chambel
Manuela de Freitas
Mrs. Assembleia
Ana Deus
Linda
Paulo Guilherme
Paulo Pinto
Voice of Vicente Corvo
Pedro Pernas