Tabu

Tabu (2012)

Aurora had a farm in Africa, at the foot of Mount Tabu…

Lisbon, Portugal, 2010. Pilar, a pious woman devoted to social causes, maintains a peculiar relationship with her neighbor Aurora, a temperamental old woman obsessed with gambling who lives tormented by a mysterious past.

Date of release
2012-04-05
TMDB
7.0 / 10 (179)
Runtime
2h 0m
Genres
Drama, Romance
Director
Miguel Gomes

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Filmed in: Portugal and Lisbon
  • Awards: 3 · Nominations: 1. Including: Sophia Awards; Prémio Autores; Golden Globe (Portugal) for Best Film

Tabu is a 2012 Portuguese drama film co-written and directed by Miguel Gomes. It stars Teresa Madruga, Laura Soveral, Ana Moreira and Carloto Cotta. The first part of Tabu's plot depicts a socially conscious woman and the final days of her neighbour, an elderly woman named Aurora. The second is a flashback to a year in Aurora's life in 1960s Portuguese Africa. The film's title references F. W. Murnau's 1931 silent film.

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