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The Heart's Root (2000)

The Heart's Root (2000)

Drama
Release Date: 2000, October 18
Directors: Paulo Rocha
Countries: France, Portugal
Production: RTP, Suma Filmes, Boomerang Productions, Les Films de l'Atalante, ARTE France Cinéma
Cast: Melvil Poupaud, Miguel Guilherme, Joana Bárcia, António Durães, Luís Miguel Cintra, Isabel Ruth, Paulo Pinto, Manuela de Freitas, Fernando Heitor, Teresa Roby, Ana Deus

Overview:

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.