Gloria poster

Gloria

Glória

1999·102'

Manuela Viegas

Drama

★ 6.7

Gloria is set against the backdrop of a rural landscape slowly disappearing in modern Portugal. The small border town of Vila de Santiago, once a booming trade center for illegal trafficking, is about to become a ghost town, as a new motorway is to bypass the city and the railway station is being closed. Its stationmaster, Vincente, is preparing to retire. Many young people have moved out, leaving the children to be brought up by the elderly, including thirteen-year-old Glória and her friend Ivan. Glória's life suddenly changes with the arrival of Vincente's younger brother, Mauro, who has just come out of prison and has some old issues to settle. Mauro begins to charge around the station on his motorbike, while Glória's friendship with Ivan is put to test on account of her attraction to older Mauro.

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Cast

Jean-Christophe Bouvet Jean-Christophe Bouvet Vicente
Raquel Marques Glória
Francisco Relvas Ivan
Ricardo Aibéo Ricardo Aibéo Mauro
Paula Só Paula Só Noémia
Isabel de Castro Isabel de Castro Teresa
Carlos Melo Nursing Orderly
Katia Leclerc O’Wallis Katia Leclerc O’Wallis Woman
Pedro Duque Pedro Duque Man in the Pub
Joaquina Furtado Grandmother
Norberto Barroca Norberto Barroca Voice of Vicente
Fernando Heitor Fernando Heitor (voice)

Screenings in Brussels

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