Far Away from Here

Overview

Catalyst in the story of crossed paths is a 1957 Ford Fairlane being driven through Portugal’s Alentejo region to a new owner. Film’s overly protracted opening has car’s drivers (Filipe Cochofel, Antonio Pedro Figueiredo) joy riding the night away until the roadster breaks down. Momentum picks up at sunrise with their attempts to fix the car. A retired mechanic-turned-beekeeper with a heart condition (Canto e Castro) does the trick and convinces Figueiredo to take him cross-country on a motorbike to look up an old friend. Cochofel and the mechanic’s alarmed niece (Maysa Marta) follow in pursuit. The old man dies peacefully on the road, but Figueiredo, having wholeheartedly grasped his deliverance mission, keeps going.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

April 29, 1994

Original language

Portuguese

Cast

Manuel João Vieira,Aldina Duarte,Rui Luís,Glicínia Quartin,Filipe Cochofel,Monica Calle,Manuela de Freitas,Canto e Castro,Manuel Mozos,António Pedro Figueiredoand 1 more

Director

João Guerra

Writer

João Guerra,Jorge Silva Melo

Producer

Paulo Branco

Cinematography

Vladimir Brylyakov

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0110381