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Menina (2017)
The story revolves around Luisa Palmeira, born in France from Portuguese immigrants. In 1979, Luisa is eight years old. Almost a grown-up in the eyes of her illiterate mother, she remains just a little girl to her hard-drinking father. One day, he trusts her with a heavy secret: he suffers from a serious illness. But she refuses to believe him and thinks instead that he is hiding something else from her…
| Country | France |
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| Year | 2017 |
| Duration | 97 min |
| Rating | 15 |
| Language | French, Portuguese |
| Subtitle | English, Czech |
| Directed by | Cristina Pinheiro |
| Screenplay | Cristina Pinheiro, Laura Piani, Ghislain Cravatte |
| Director of Photography | Tristan Tortuyaux |
| Music | Charles Crash |
| Contact | Urban Distribution |
Biography
A French actress and film maker of Portuguese origin. She studied at the Conservatory of Dramatic Arts in Tours. She's acted in both theater and film. She began as a director with short films, e.g. Morte Marina (2002) and Liga (2012). Her feature film debut is her authorial drama Menina (2017).
Family, Drama, Illness + Death, Children with parents, Children with parents