In a distant past, Léon and Elvira Berthelini, itinerant artists, make their living hopping from town to town. In Covarronca, harassed by the Police Commissioner, they are forced to spend the night out in the open. That’s when they meet Stubbs, a young Cambridge student, with whom they find shelter in the home of a painter at odds with his wife. In return for the hospitality, they remind their hosts that the love of art resolves the art of love. Meanwhile, an unusual curse sends them on absurd journeys into the 21st century, where the future of social security and of a rock band are at stake.
Directed by João Nicolau
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Cast
Pedro Inês
Léon
Clara Riedenstein
Elvira
Salvador Sobral
Stubbs
Jenna Thiam
Virgínia de la Cruz
Isac Graça
Raúl de la Cruz
Américo Silva
Comissário da Polícia
Joana Bárcia
Aida, Mulher do Comissário
Miguel Lobo Antunes
Presidente do Município
Leonardo Garibaldi
Pintor
Beatriz Brás
Mulher do Pintor
José Raposo
Clarindo Pais da Rocha
Rui Reininho
Entrevistador Rádio Plutex
Manuel Mozos
Dono do Hotel da Cabeça Negra
Isabel Costa
Cidadã Esquerda Total
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