Paraíso Perdido

Cristina is twenty years old. Her father was declared missing in action during the war in Angola many years before. One day in church the girl meets a man about fifty years old who tries various times, unsuccessfully, to make the sign of the cross. The man is called Cristovão. A few days later the two meet again. The man offers to help her look for her father. A relationship based on memories and confessions is formed between them. But soon they each return to their own solitude.

Maria de Medeiros

Cristina Pratas

Rui Mendes

Cristovão

Manuela de Freitas

Inês

Carlos Daniel

Helder

Filipe Ferrer

Orlando

Luís Santos

Velho Retornado

Mário Sargedas

Abel Caldeira

Luís Mata

Retornado

Rui Luís

Coffee Shop Owner

José Manuel Mendes

Antunes

Carlos Coelho

André

João Sarabando

Saul Pratas

Manuela Cassola

Godmother

Fernanda Alves

Retornada

Catarina Avelar

Retornada

Francisco Costa

Caldeira

• Alberto Seixas SantosDirector · Screenplay
• António CabritaScreenplay
• António da Cunha TellesProducer
• Isabel ColaçoExecutive Producer
• João RochaDirector of Photography
• José NascimentoEditor

Release date

January 1, 1995

Status

Released

Original language

Portuguese

Runtime

1h 30m

Genres

Drama