Tabu

Tabu

Aurora had a farm in Africa, at the foot of Mount Tabu…

2012•2h 0m•7.0/10

DramaRomance

Ratings

🎬TMDb

7.0/10(174)

Lisbon, Portugal, 2010. Pilar, a pious woman devoted to social causes, maintains a peculiar relationship with her neighbor Aurora, a temperamental old woman obsessed with gambling who lives tormented by a mysterious past.

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Production

O Som e a Fúria, Komplizen Film, Gullane Entretenimento, Shellac Sud, ZDF/Arte, RTP

Language

PT

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Teresa Madruga

Teresa Madruga

Pilar

Laura Soveral

Laura Soveral

Aurora

Ana Moreira

Ana Moreira

Young Aurora

Henrique Espírito Santo

Henrique Espírito Santo

Gian Luca Ventura

Carloto Cotta

Carloto Cotta

Young Gian Luca Ventura

Isabel Cardoso

Isabel Cardoso

Santa

Ivo Müller

Ivo Müller

Aurora's Husband

Manuel Mesquita

Mário

Telmo Churro

Telmo Churro

Intrepid Explorer

Miguel Gomes

Miguel Gomes

Narrator (voice)

Hortêncílio Aquina

Porter #1

Américo Mota

Porter #2

Valentim Hortêncílio

Porter #3

Artur Januário

Porter #4

Mariana Ricardo

Mariana Ricardo

Explorer's Wife / Aurora's Friend

Maya Kosa

Polish Young Woman

Vítor Manuel

Guide

Cândido Ferreira

Cândido Ferreira

Painter

Maria José Ricardo

Literacy Teacher

Joana da Cunha Ferreira

Joana da Cunha Ferreira

Pilar's Friend #1

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