''The Forest'' (''A Selva'') is a 2002 film directed by
Leonel Vieira.
The movie won the "Best Film" at the 2003
Golden Globes Portugal.
Plot
Alberto (played by
Diogo Morgado
Diogo Miguel Morgado Soares (born 17 January 1981), is a Portuguese actor who may be best known for his portrayal of Jesus in the History Channel epic mini-series ''The Bible'' and in the film '' Son of God''.
Career
Already a household name ...
) is a young
Portuguese monarchist who in 1912 is exiled to
Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...
. There, he is contracted by Velasco (
Karra Elejalde
Carlos Elejalde Garay (born 10 October 1960) better known as Karra Elejalde, is a Spanish actor and occasional filmmaker.
Biography
Carlos Elejalde Garay was born on 10 October 1960 in Vitoria-Gasteiz. He developed his early acting career on i ...
), a
Spanish overseer, to work in the heart of the
forest
A forest is an area of land dominated by trees. Hundreds of definitions of forest are used throughout the world, incorporating factors such as tree density, tree height, land use, legal standing, and ecological function. The United Nations' ...
. Alberto discovers a strange and wild world, in which the Indians, the fever and the madness of the men are daily dangers.
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2002 films
Films about hunter-gatherers
Films based on Portuguese novels
2000s Portuguese-language films
Films set in the 1910s
Films set in Brazil
2000s adventure films
2002 romantic drama films
Brazilian romantic drama films
Golden Globes (Portugal) winners
Spanish romantic drama films
Portuguese romantic drama films
Spanish adventure films
Portuguese adventure films
Brazilian adventure films
Films set in forests
Brazilian biographical drama films
Portuguese biographical drama films
Spanish biographical drama films
2000s Spanish films
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