Vanda Duarte, Nuno Vaz, Maria Lipkina, Isabel Ruth, Inès de Medeiros. Originally released as a motion picture in 1997. Special features: Audio commentary featuring Costa in conversation with filmmaker Jean-Pierre Gorin ; Video interviews with critic Joao Benard da Costa and cinematographer Emmanuel Machuel ; new video essay by artist Jeff Wall ; gallery of photos ; theatrical trailer.
Summary:
Realizing that teenage mom Tina is about to gas herself and her newborn child, Tina's boyfriend grabs the infant and takes to the streets of Lisbon. In this extremely downbeat film, he attempts to sell the child and failing that, eventually gives the child to a streetwalker. Meanwhile Tina and her friend try to get the baby back. When they fail, they decide to get revenge upon the boyfriend.
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