''Saint George'' ( pt, São Jorge) is a 2016 Portuguese
drama film
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...
directed by
Marco Martins
Marco Martins (born 1972) is a Portuguese Film and Theatre director, best known for his 2005 film ''Alice'', which premiered at Cannes and won the Best Picture Award at the Directors' Fortnight.
Biography
In 1994 Marco Martins graduated from L ...
.
It was selected as the Portuguese entry for the
Best Foreign Language Film
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Best Actor/Best Actress
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at the
90th Academy Awards
The 90th Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored the best films of 2017, and took place at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California. The ceremony was held on March 4, ...
, but it was not nominated.
Plot
Facing hard times, a former boxer must become a debt collector to provide for his family.
Cast
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Nuno Lopes
Nuno Miguel Pereira Lopes (born 6 May 1978) is a Portuguese actor and DJ. He's internationally known for his role in ''Saint George'', the Portuguese entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 90th Academy Awards, and most recently for his ...
as Jorge
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Mariana Nunes as Susana
* David Semedo as Nelson
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José Raposo
José Sá Raposo (born 3 February 1963) is a Portuguese actor and producer.
Biography
He began in the children's theater, by the hand of Francisco Nicholson in 1981 at the Teatro AdHoc, which company he integrated. He did ''Teatro de Revista' ...
as Vitinho
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Jean-Pierre Martins
Jean-Pierre Martins (born 29 October 1971) is a French actor and musician. He is known for playing the French boxer Marcel Cerdan in '' La Vie en rose'' (2007).
Life and career
In 2007, he played the French boxer Marcel Cerdan on Édith Piaf's b ...
as Albano
See also
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References
External links
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2016 films
2016 drama films
Portuguese drama films
2010s Portuguese-language films
Golden Globes (Portugal) winners
Sophia Award winners
Films directed by Marco Martins
{{Portuguese Golden Globe for Best Film