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Um Campista em Apuros

1968 · 94 min

A breezy, lighthearted caper that coasts on comic misunderstandings and mild suspense without ever asking much of you.

Directed by
Herlander Peyroteo
Genres
Comedy, Mystery
Starring
Florbela Queirós, Nicolau Breyner, João Lourenço
Overview
While on his way to a picnic in Lisbon, Manuel stops to help two foreigners that had a car breakdown. With his tools, he retrieves a bag that contains... 200 thousand dollars worth of jewelery stolen by the two girls in Marbella.

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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Directed by
Herlander Peyroteo
Genres
Comedy, Mystery
Starring
Florbela Queirós, Nicolau Breyner, João Lourenço
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Tone
    Pacing
    brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • crime
    • deception
    Places
    • big city
    • road trip
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    teen
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence none
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action3
    Horror0
    Humour6
    Realism6
    Romance3
    Tension4
    Darkness2
    Complexity3
    Emotional weight2

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    Details

    Genres
    comedy, mystery
    Directed by
    Herlander Peyroteo
    Written by
    Jorge Walter
    Starring
    Florbela Queirós, Nicolau Breyner, João Lourenço, Palmira Ferreira, Couto Viana, Graça de Castro, Cunha Marques, Fernando Guarany
    Runtime
    94 min
    Country
    Portugal
    Languages
    Portuguese

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