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Vidas Desenrascadas

2013

A breezy, cheeky caper that coasts on charm and small-scale scheming, easy to dip into and forget soon after.

Directed by
Ricardo Inácio
Genres
Drama, Comedy, Tv movie
Starring
Patrícia Tavares, Luís Esparteiro, Mafalda Teixeira
Overview
Ana Isabel is an ambitious and opportunistic young woman who has always lived beyond her means. On the day her partner, Zé Tó, is arrested, problems arise at a dizzying pace and Ana Isabel loses everything she has. She finds herself in a complete mess, but the solution quickly presents itself: after being hit by João's car, she does everything she can to portray herself as a fragile and sweet creature with whom he falls in love.

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Directed by
Ricardo Inácio
Genres
Drama, Comedy, Tv movie
Starring
Patrícia Tavares, Luís Esparteiro, Mafalda Teixeira
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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • deception
  • ambition
  • class
  • love
  • crime
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour6
Realism7
Romance5
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity3
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
drama, comedy, tv movie
Directed by
Ricardo Inácio
Written by
Carlos César, Nuno Guilherme Cruz
Starring
Patrícia Tavares, Luís Esparteiro, Mafalda Teixeira, Maria d'Aires, Nuno Pardal, Rodrigo Paganelli
Country
Portugal
Languages
Portuguese

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