Get a Life

Overview

During one winter night, a Portuguese teenager, Alvaro, loses his life in a fight between a youth gang and the cops in a suburb of Paris. Cidalia, a 36 year old cleaning woman, his mother, decides to defy the code of silence of the Portuguese community and tries to find the truth. She losses her friends, her job and her family but gains a life.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

May 4, 2001

Original language

Portuguese

Spoken languages

french, PORTUGUESE

Countries

France, Portugal

Production

Gemini Films,Madragoa Filmes,Instituto do Cinema,Audiovisual e Multimédia,Madragoa Filmes, Instituto do Cinema, Audiovisual e Multimédia, Gemini Films

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0284141