"They wanted to make a film..."
Miguel, a debutant director, and his young team live a series of tribulations during the shootings of their first film, which unrolls between Lisbon, Venice, Paris and Madrid.
Social & External
The people behind it
Rui Goulart
Miguel
João D'Ávila
Himself
Marisa Paredes
Herself
António Victorino de Almeida
Miguel Borges
Editor
Ana Afonso
Leonel Brito
Nicolete Fernandes
Alfredo Fragateiro
Pai da Ana
Sofia Fragateiro
Ana
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