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Casa de Lava (1995) · Cineora

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A PEDRO COSTA FILM

Casa de Lava

19951h 47mMovie

Drama

IMDb6.9/ 10 · 1.2K votes

THE STORY

The film tells a story of Mariana, a nurse who leaves Lisbon to accompany an immigrant worker in a comatose sleep on his trip home to Cape Verde. The devoted Portuguese nurse took a journey only to find herself lost in abstract drama.

Melancholic
Thought-provoking
Eerie
Isolation
Cultural identity

Pace: Slow burn
Intensity: Mild
Complexity: Demanding

Good for watching alone, talking about after and late nights.

DirectorPedro Costa

FormatFeature film

TMDB7.0 / 10

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The people behind the story

Top cast

Isaach de BankoléLeão

Inês de MedeirosMariana

Édith ScobEdith

Pedro HestnesEdite's Son

Raúl AndradeBassoé

Manuel AndradeTcheka

João Gomes de PinaBassora

Alina MontrondAlina

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