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After the death of his mother, a young Brazilian decides to leave his
country and travel to her native land, as as to accomplish his mother's dream, a Spanish immigrant. In a foreign land, he finds love and danger as he meets a Brazilian waitress and takes smuggled goods with him in order to pay for his travel.
country and travel to her native land, as as to accomplish his mother's dream, a Spanish immigrant. In a foreign land, he finds love and danger as he meets a Brazilian waitress and takes smuggled goods with him in order to pay for his travel.
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Cast:
Fernanda Torres, Fernando Alves Pinto, Alexandre Borges -
Original Title:
Terra Estrangeira -
Country:
Brazil, Portugal -
Year:
1995 - 110'
Director
Walter Salles
Walter Salles was born in 1956, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Director of documentaries and films of fiction, Salles' work revolves around the themes of traveling and the search for identity. Some of his most celebrated works are Foreign Land (1995), The Motorcycle Diaries (2004), On the Road (2012).