Bad (2000)
Mal
Concerns an Irish woman, Cathy (Pauline Cadell), who dearly loves her Portuguese lawyer husband, Pedro (Rui Morisson); however, unbeknownst to her, he engages in one tryst after another. Cathy soon finds herself trying to help a young delinquent get off heroin, while the youth's desperate mother joins a weird religious cult. In other segments, an elderly man is nearly driven mad with grief at the loss of his granddaughter in a train station, while a down-and-out jeweler ushers the young girl to a hotel room.
- Date of release
- 2000-02-25
- TMDB
- 5.3 / 10 (9)
- Runtime
- 1h 25m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Alberto Seixas Santos
Casting
- Pauline Cadell — Cathy
- Alexandre Pinto — Daniel
- Lia Gama — Emília, Daniel's mother
- Zita Duarte — Assunção
- Sofia Aparício — tv star
- Luís Esparteiro — Luis Vincente
- Don Baker — Sean
- Madalena Leal — Maria da Luz, Pedro's sister
- Sofia Leite — Marianada Luz, Pedro's sister
- Rui Luís — Lorry driver
- Carla Chambel — Jeweller's girl
- Pedro Efe — Guard
Interesting facts
Mal is a 1999 Portuguese drama film written and directed by Alberto Seixas Santos. It premiered into the main competition at the 56th Venice International Film Festival.
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