About
Set in the Lisbon during the festivities of Saint Anthony, the patron saint of lovers and the old town. The story is about Cato, a nationalist politician who is charismatic and unscrupulous. He obsessively pursues Silvia, a mystical and mysterious young transvestite whom he meets at the festival. When Silvia runs into Vicente, a policeman who arrests transvestites and threatens them, Silvia must look towards blackmail to save herself. Compromising photos of Cato start to emerge among opposition parties and he must do all in his power to save his political career.
Director
Writers
Producers
Paulo Rocha, Gérard Vaugois
Studio
RTP, Suma Filmes, Boomerang Productions, Les Films de l'Atalante, ARTE France Cinéma
Original Title
A Raiz do Coração
Original Language
Portuguese
Cast
Full credits →L
Luís Miguel Cintra
Catão
J
Joana Bárcia
Sílvia
I
Isabel Ruth
Ju
M
Melvil Poupaud
Vicente Corvo
M
Miguel Guilherme
Oscar
A
António Durães
Infante
F
Fernando Heitor
Roberta
T
Teresa Roby
Babies' Mother
M
Manuel Mozos
Young Man at the Party
C
Carla Chambel
M
Manuela de Freitas
Mrs. Assembleia
A
Ana Deus
Linda
P
Paulo Guilherme
P
Paulo Pinto
Voice of Vicente Corvo
P
Pedro Pernas
