Pele

(Portugal, 2005, 100 minutes)

In 1970s Lisbon, the daughter of a wealthy entrepreneur realises that she will never be fully accepted by her peers and by society because of her mixed-blood heritage. An interesting period melodrama and some good acting and period reconstruction is sadly wasted in anonymous, uninspired handling and rote, by-the-book scripting.

An FBF Filmes release. A David & Golias production, financially supported by ICAM and Ministério da Cultura, co-financed by RTP and FBF Filmes. Starring Daniela Costa, Manuel Wiborg, Francisco Nascimento, Fernanda Lapa, Filipe Ferrer, Núria Madruga, Carla Bolito, António Pedro Cerdeira, Paulo Filipe. Directed by Fernando Vendrell; produced by Catarina Fortes and Fernando Vendrell; screenplay by Carla Baptista, based on the novel by Henrique Galvão; music by Hipnótica; original songs by J. P. Simões and Sérgio Costa; director of photography, Mario Masini; art director, Rosa Freitas; film editors, José Nascimento and Pedro Marques.

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