Tabu
Tabu

Tabu

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2012
2h 0m
7.0(173 votes)
Drama
Romance

Overview

Lisbon, Portugal, 2010. Pilar, a pious woman devoted to social causes, maintains a peculiar relationship with her neighbor Aurora, a temperamental old woman obsessed with gambling who lives tormented by a mysterious past.

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Production Companies

O Som e a Fúria
Komplizen Film
Gullane Entretenimento
Shellac Sud
ZDF/Arte
RTP

Videos & Trailers

4 videos

Cast & Crew

62 members
Acting

Teresa Madruga

Pilar

Teresa Madruga
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Laura Soveral

Aurora

Laura Soveral
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Ana Moreira

Young Aurora

Ana Moreira
Production

Henrique Espírito Santo

Gian Luca Ventura

Henrique Espírito Santo
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Carloto Cotta

Young Gian Luca Ventura

Carloto Cotta
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Isabel Cardoso

Santa

Isabel Cardoso
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Ivo Müller

Aurora's Husband

Ivo Müller
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Manuel Mesquita

Mário

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Editing

Telmo Churro

Intrepid Explorer

Telmo Churro
Directing

Miguel Gomes

Narrator (voice)

Miguel Gomes
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Hortêncílio Aquina

Porter #1

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Américo Mota

Porter #2

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Valentim Hortêncílio

Porter #3

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Artur Januário

Porter #4

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Writing

Mariana Ricardo

Explorer's Wife / Aurora's Friend

Mariana Ricardo
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Maya Kosa

Polish Young Woman

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Vítor Manuel

Guide

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Cândido Ferreira

Painter

Cândido Ferreira
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Maria José Ricardo

Literacy Teacher

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Directing

Joana da Cunha Ferreira

Pilar's Friend #1

Joana da Cunha Ferreira
Costume & Make-Up

Araceli Fuente Basconcillos

Pilar's Friend #2

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Sound

Vasco Pimentel

Demonstration Spokesman / Pool House Owner

Vasco Pimentel
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Paulo Amorim

Polish Young Man

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Luís Gaspar

Skin

Luís Gaspar
Directing

Paulo Seabra

Priest

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Domingos Mário

Aurora's Young Servant

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Claudina José

Aurora's Servant #1

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Samira Latifo

Aurora's Servant #2

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Judite Evaristo

Aurora's Servant #3

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Anatérsia Fernando

Aurora's Pupil

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Geremias Bartolomeu

Aurora's Servant #1

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Rosário Afonso

Aurora's Servant #2

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Bruno Lourenço

Bassist

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Art

Bruno Duarte

Guitarist

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Celso Júnior

Mário's Son

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Jacinto Valter

Scout #1

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Gilberto Rosário

Scout #2

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Guido Maleia

Scout #3

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Filimone Sabão

Scout #4

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Amaral Inácio Coelho

Scout #5

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Bernardo Máquina

Sorcerer Cook

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Afonso Gonçalves

Mário's Employee #1

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Patrício Mobrica

Mário's Employee #2

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Carlos Mutxopuanha

Mário's Employee #3

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Virgílio Pedro

Photographer / NLF Spokesman (voice)

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Costume & Make-Up

Donna Meirelles

Aurora's Friend #1

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Camera

Lisa Persson

Aurora's Friend #2

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Production

Joaquim Carvalho

Military Man

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Directing

João Oliveira

Militia Man

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Matteo Morandini

Pool Party Friend #1

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Gabriela Gutierrez

Pool Party Friend #2

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Cláudia Esteves

Pool Party Friend #3

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Duarte Caires

Pool Party Friend #4

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Jorge Santos

Pool Party Friend #5

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Célia Oliveira

Pool Party Friend #6

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Directing

Patrick Mendes

Marseillais Man

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Nando Samuel

Messenger

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Rosa Ernesto

Midwife #1

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Cristina Fermino

Midwife #2

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Madalena Felizardo

Midwife #3

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Lídia Felizardo

Midwife #4

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Joaquina José

Midwife #5

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