Inês de Medeiros, Vanda Duarte, Maria Lipkina, Isabel Ruth, Nuno Vaz. Originally released as a motion picture in 1997. Special features: João Bérnard da Costa discusses the film; Jeff Wall commentary; Emmanuel Machuel, cinematographer; Serge Kaganski commentary; photos, poster.
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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