Completed - CRIOLO, PORTUGUESE - Drama - 82 minutes
MINDELO, SÃO VINCENTE, CAPE VERDE ISLANDS 1993 As a boy, Mané seemed destined to become a great goalie. Now 50, he feels the ball slipping through his hands and will do anything to make his dreams come true.
Year of production : 1998 Director(s) : Fernando VENDRELL Writer(s) : Carla BAPTISTA, Fernando VENDRELL Cast : Carlos GERMANO, Betina LOPES, Manuel ESTEVÃO, Daniel MARTINHO, Paulo MIRANDA, Elísio LEITE, Ana FIRMINO, Horácio SANTOS Producer(s) : Fernando VENDRELL (David & Golias), Luís ALVARÃES (David & Golias)
Life unfolded too quickly for Mané. When he turns 50, he helplessly watches the slow sacrifice of his hopes and dreams. Lucy, his wife, has tied him down to a humdrum domestic life. His work at a small tavern has worn him out. His dreams faded away in the dried lands of Mindelo. His golden days as a famous player with the Mindelense team, in S.Vicente, Cape Verde, have been forgotten - all he has his the sympathy of friends and neighbors: “He was big!”, “He was the best goalie in Cape Verde.”, “He could had played for Benfica!” Mané refuses to lose his heroic status. As the coach of the junior football team, Kalu, a talented and rebellious young player, reminds him of how he was as young man. Mané is guided by a whirlwind of thoughts. He too had been young, had been given opportunities, felt the sting of love but wasted his flame. A worn out leather ball sparkles once more in his hands. Benfica, the team he has always supported, inspires him to watch Portuguese Cup Final. Unsatisfied, Mané is on his way. He is going to fight and win against all odds. The distant city of Lisbon is the destiny of his dream. His imagination is like a mighty river that brings life to the land and flows into the sea.
Country(ies) : PORTUGAL, CAPE VERDE
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