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Foreign Land

Original title: Terra Estrangeira

“The best place to lose someone or your own self”

1995 · 1 h 50 min
Directed by Walter Salles · Brazil · Latin American Cinema · Brazilian Cinema · Retomada
ActionCrimeDrama

Cast

Fernanda Torres Fernando Alves Pinto Alexandre Borges

Plot

During a time of political upheaval in Brazil, two strangers meet by coincidence in a foreign land and end up caught in the middle of a gem smuggling ring.

Sinekatalog’s take

Walter Salles and Daniela Thomas's noir follows a young Brazilian in Lisbon pulled into a smuggling plot after the 1990 Collor plan. Moody black-and-white and sad, with Fernanda Torres, it is a stylish tale of exile.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

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Ratings

IMDb: 7.4 / 10 (2,812 votes)
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