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Fronteira

2020 · 44 min

A quiet, morally charged period drama where duty and desire grind against a hardscrabble village, building to a somber reckoning.

Directed by
João Cayatte
Genres
History, Drama, Tv movie
Starring
Sisley Dias, Carla Chambel, Almeno Gonçalves
Overview
1970. To Fronteira's village arrives a new chief to the Fiscal Guard. With unshakable convictions about the application of the Law, he quickly comes into confrontation with the population, which survives with the practice of smuggling. But a passionate conflict calls into question all your values and your sense of duty, forcing him to make an unexpected and irreversible decision.

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Directed by
João Cayatte
Genres
History, Drama, Tv movie
Starring
Sisley Dias, Carla Chambel, Almeno Gonçalves
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • morality
  • class
  • love
  • betrayal
  • survival
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour2
Realism8
Romance4
Tension6
Darkness5
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
history, drama, tv movie
Directed by
João Cayatte
Starring
Sisley Dias, Carla Chambel, Almeno Gonçalves, João Villas-Boas, Orlando Costa, Teresa Mello Sampayo, Sérgio Moras, Pedro Marujo
Cinematography
Manuel Pinto Barros
Runtime
44 min
Country
Portugal
Languages
Portuguese

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