True and Tender is the North

True and Tender is the North

2008•2h 2m•5.0/10

RomanceDrama

Ratings

🎬TMDb

5.0/10(9)

Adaptation of a 1987 novel by Agustina Bessa Luis, a multi-generation exploration of a wealthy family with a mysterious past and a house on the island of Madeira.

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Production

Filmes de Fundo, Animatógrafo II

Language

PT

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Ana Moreira

Ana Moreira

Sissi / Rosalina / Emília de Sousa / Águeda / Rosamunde

Ricardo Aibéo

Ricardo Aibéo

João Sanha

Rogério Samora

Rogério Samora

João de Barros

Maya Booth

Maya Booth

Dozy

Margarida Vila-Nova

Margarida Vila-Nova

Leopoldina - 26 anos

Custódia Gallego

Custódia Gallego

Leopoldina - 47 anos

Rita Blanco

Rita Blanco

D. Antónia

Marcello Urgeghe

Marcello Urgeghe

Tristão

Joana de Verona

Joana de Verona

Paulo Filipe

Paulo Filipe

Director de Cena

Laura Soveral

Laura Soveral

D. Matilde

António Pedro Cerdeira

António Pedro Cerdeira

Lopo

Diana Costa e Silva

Diana Costa e Silva

Alice / 30 anos

Filipe Vargas

Filipe Vargas

Emídio

Miguel Monteiro

Miguel Monteiro

Conde de Carvalhal

Rui Morisson

Rui Morisson

Médico

Virgílio Castelo

Virgílio Castelo

Almeida Garrett

Maria João Pinho

Maria João Pinho

Olímpia

Graciano Dias

Graciano Dias

Francisco

Joana Botelho

Joana Botelho

Sissi's Handmaid

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