Paraíso Perdido

The story

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.

Cast

M Maria de MedeirosCristina Pratas R Rui MendesCristovão M Manuela de FreitasInês C Carlos DanielHelder F Filipe FerrerOrlando L Luís SantosVelho Retornado M Mário SargedasAbel Caldeira L Luís MataRetornado R Rui LuísCoffee Shop Owner J José Manuel MendesAntunes C Carlos CoelhoAndré J João SarabandoSaul Pratas

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M Manuela CassolaGodmother F Fernanda AlvesRetornada C Catarina AvelarRetornada F Francisco CostaCaldeira O Octávio Espírito SantoCoffee Shop Employee M Marcello UrgegheNuno J José BrasAfonso A Antonio RochaMan in the Tavern C Cucha CarvalheiroSecretary (uncredited) A Alexandre de Sousa(uncredited) G Guida Maria(uncredited)