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A Traição do Padre Martinho

2022

A slow-burning, earnest drama about a community's quiet defiance, with a tense undercurrent and a warm sense of solidarity.

Directed by
Ana Cunha
Genres
Drama, Tv movie
Starring
Diogo Martins, Maria Arrais, Luís Esparteiro
Overview
In a small Portuguese village in the late 1960s, a young priest sides with the population in their struggle for better living and working conditions. Following complaints from the industrialist who employs most of the village's population, the bishop decides to transfer the priest to another parish. When the people learn of his forced departure, they revolt and unite to prevent the priest from leaving the village.

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Directed by
Ana Cunha
Genres
Drama, Tv movie
Starring
Diogo Martins, Maria Arrais, Luís Esparteiro
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Tone
  • earneststrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • class
  • power
  • faith
  • justice
  • family
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour2
Realism8
Romance1
Tension5
Darkness4
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama, tv movie
Directed by
Ana Cunha
Written by
Cláudia Clemente, Bernardo Santareno, Mário Cunha
Starring
Diogo Martins, Maria Arrais, Luís Esparteiro, Fernando Rodrigues, Gonçalo Botelho, Manuel Marques, Rui Mendes, Ricardo Carriço
Cinematography
Pedro Cardeira
Country
Portugal
Languages
Portuguese

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