Paraíso Perdido

1h 30min

Drama

Cristina is twenty years old. Her father was declared missing in action during the war in Angola many years before. One day in church the girl meets a man about fifty years old who tries various times, unsuccessfully, to make the sign of the cross. The man is called Cristovão. A few days later the two meet again. The man offers to help her look for her father. A relationship based on memories and confessions is formed between them. But soon they each return to their own solitude.

Cast

Maria de Medeiros

Maria de Medeiros

Cristina Pratas
Rui Mendes

Rui Mendes

Cristovão
Luís Santos

Luís Santos

Velho Retornado
Mário Sargedas

Mário Sargedas

Abel Caldeira
Luís Mata

Luís Mata

Retornado
Rui Luís

Rui Luís

Coffee Shop Owner
João Sarabando

João Sarabando

Saul Pratas
Octávio Espírito Santo

Octávio Espírito Santo

Coffee Shop Employee
Antonio Rocha

Antonio Rocha

Man in the Tavern
Cucha Carvalheiro

Cucha Carvalheiro

Secretary (uncredited)
Alexandre de Sousa

Alexandre de Sousa

(uncredited)
Guida Maria

Guida Maria

(uncredited)

Release date

1st Jan 1995

Status

Released

Spoken languages

Português