A True and Faithful Account (1989)

6.6/10 85 min Drama

Overview

The young girl, Antónia Margarida Castelo Branco, is handed over by her mother to Brás Telles de Meneses because of the obscure interests between rural aristocratic families in the North. Brás is a ruined man, a bohemian with a reputation for violence and erratic behaviour. Antonia’s fortune is the first sacrifice made by the young wife. Fascinated by the man who humiliates and ill-treats her, she follows him in a pilgrimage to increasingly barren lands, to increasingly less hospitable houses.

Cast

Catarina Alves Costa

Antónia

António Sequeira Lopes

Brás

Laura Soveral

D. Luísa

Cremilda Gil

Ana

Aurora Gaia

Senhorinha

Adelaide Teixeira

Conceição

Luís Santos

D. Sebastião

Jorge Pinto

Aires

Margarida Gil

Nun

Joaquim Pinto

Father

Henrique Espírito Santo

Jogador de Póquer

João César Monteiro

Jogador de Póquer

João Pedro Bénard

Jogador de Póquer

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