GANHAR A VIDA (2001)

Film details

Featuring

Rita Blanco Adriano Luz Teresa Madruga
Director

João Canijo
Countries

France Portugal
Year

2001
Genre

Drama
Type

Film
Category

Fiction

Alternative titles

GAGNER LA VIE Alternative
GET A LIFE Alternative

Synopsis

When a Portuguese teenager is killed in a gang fight on a housing estate on the outskirts of Paris, nobody wants to know - except Cidalia, a thirty-six year-old cleaning woman. Against the collective embarrassment and silence of the Portuguese community, Cidalia wages a one-woman campaign for the truth. In the struggle, she loses job, friends, family - but gains a life of her own.

Cast & Credits

Cast
- - Cidalia
    
    Rita Blanco
  - Adelino
    
    Adriano Luz
  - Celestina
    
    Teresa Madruga
  - Alda
    
    Alda Gomes
  - Orlando
    
    Olivier Leite
  - Aderito
    
    Luis Rego
Credits
- Direction:
  - Director
    
    João Canijo
  Production:
  - Production Company
    
    Madragoa Filmes
  - Production Company
    
    Gémini Films
  - [International Sales]
    
    Gémini Films
  - Producer
    
    Paulo Branco
  Writing:
  - Screenplay
    
    João Canijo
  - Screenplay
    
    Céline Pouillon
  - Based on a story by
    
    Pierre Hodgson
  Photography:
  - Director of Photography
    
    Mário Castanheira
  Editing:
  - Editor
    
    João Braz
  Design:
  - Production Designer
    
    Mathieu Menut
  Costumes:
  - Costume Designer
    
    Dunsford-varenne, Anne
  Music:
  - Music
    
    Alexandre Soares
  Sound:
  - Sound
    
    Philippe Morel