América (2011)
In a Portuguese village by the sea, a family sees their house become a transit point to innumerous migrants due to a passport forgery business created by its patriarch, Vítor, and his Spanish ex-wife Fernanda. His Russian wife Liza and his son Mauro—who stops talking—see the newcomers alter the dynamics, relationships and aspirations of the house's residents.
- Date of release
- 2011-05-26
- TMDB
- 6.4 / 10 (9)
- Runtime
- 1h 51m
- Genres
- Drama, Comedy
- Director
- João Nuno Pinto
Casting
- Chulpan Khamatova — Liza
- Fernando Luís — Vitor
- María Barranco — Fernanda
- Dinarte Branco — Paulo Armando
- Raul Solnado — Melo
- Mikhail Evlanov — Andrei
- Cassiano Carneiro — Matias
- Francisco Maestre — Tolentino
- Nikolay Glinskiy — Aleksander
- Dmitry Bogomolov — Dimitri
- Manuel Custódia — Mauro
- Mina Andala — Armandina
Interesting facts
América is a 2010 Portuguese-Russian drama film, directed, written, co-produced and co-edited by Portuguese director João Nuno Pinto. The film stars Chulpan Khamatova, Fernando Luís, María Barranco and Manuel Custódia. It is a story about illegal immigration, crime and drug dealing. It marks the directorial debut of João Nuno Pinto.
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