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Zona J

There are places where love has no place.
Dec 8, 1998 · 1h 28m
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Tó, a black boy from Zona J, a tough neighborhood in Lisbon, falls in love with a white girl, Carla. Tó dreams of living in Angola and taking Carla with him. However, the reality the two teens are in complicates their plans...

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CAST

Núria Madruga
Carla
Ivo Canelas
Cosmo
Ana Bustorff
Conceição
José Pedro Gomes
Carlos
Carlos Santos
capataz
Joaquim Nicolau
worker
Almeno Gonçalves
inspector
Félix Fontoura
Tó
Directed by Leonel Vieira

DETAILS

Status
Released
Original language
PT
Budget
$1,250,000
Revenue
—
Production
Instituto Português da Arte Cinematográfica e Audiovisual, MGN Filmes, SIC - Sociedade Independente de Comunicação
Country
PT

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