Our Consul in Havana (2019)
2019 · 1h 50m · Drama
Genres: Drama
The film is liberally inspired by the period when Eça de Queiroz was Portuguese Consul in Cuba, when still a Spanish colony. Eça de Queiroz struggles against local authorities in his defense of Chinese workers, brought to the sugar plantations by greedy middlemen and exploited as slaves.
Director: Francisco Manso
Writers: António Torrado, José Fanha
Music by: Luís Cília
Cinematography: José António Loureiro
Editor: José Diogo Ferreira, Miguel Cardoso Faria
Cast
Elmano Sancho as Eça de QueirozMafalda Banquart as Mollie BidwellLuísa Cruz as Mary BidwellRodrigo Santos as TorradellasJorge Pinto as General BidwellPedro Frias as Sanchez MoralesAntónio Capelo as BlasJoana Carvalho as D. AntóniaJoaquim Nicolau as EstevesJoão Lagarto as Andrade CorvoJosé Eduardo as PacoIvo Arroja as JuanMore like this
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