Tabu
Apr 05 2012
•2h 0m
•Drama, Romance
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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Teresa Madruga
Pilar
Laura Soveral
Aurora
Ana Moreira
Young Aurora
Henrique Espírito Santo
Gian Luca Ventura
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