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Foreign Land

Foreign Land

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Foreign Land

"The best place to lose someone or your own self"

1996

1h 50m

7.2(63 votes)

Drama

Thriller

Romance

Overview

During a time of political upheaval in Brazil, two strangers meet by coincidence in a foreign land and end up caught in the middle of a gem smuggling ring.

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Fernanda Torres

Fernanda Torres

Alex

Fernando Alves Pinto

Fernando Alves Pinto

Paco

Luís Melo

Luís Melo

Ígor

Alexandre Borges

Alexandre Borges

Miguel

Laura Cardoso

Laura Cardoso

Manuela

João Lagarto

João Lagarto

Pedro

Tchéky Karyo

Tchéky Karyo

Kraft

Zeka Laplaine

Zeka Laplaine

Loli

João Grosso

João Grosso

Carlos

Canto e Castro

Canto e Castro

Porteiro

Creative team

Directed by: Walter Salles
Daniela Thomas
Written by: Walter Salles
Daniela Thomas
Produced by: Flávio R. Tambellini

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