Top Cast
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Rui Luís Brás
Afonso
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Ivo Alexandre
Guadim
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José Condessa
Egas
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Carolina Amaral
Rosa
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Salvador Nery
Henrique
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Carla Salgueiro
Teresa
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Francisco Sousa
Cavaleiro
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Teresa Saldanha
Overview
An adaptation of the short story with the same name by Portuguese writer Eça de Queiroz.
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