True and Tender is the North(2008)
Adaptation of a 1987 novel by Agustina Bessa Luis, a multi-generation exploration of a wealthy family with a mysterious past and a house on the island of Madeira.
Movie: True and Tender is the North
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Sissi / Rosalina / Emília de Sousa / Águeda / Rosamunde
João Sanha
João de Barros
Dozy
Leopoldina - 26 anos
Leopoldina - 47 anos
D. Antónia
Tristão
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Adaptation of a 1987 novel by Agustina Bessa Luis, a multi-generation exploration of a wealthy family with a mysterious past and a house on the island of Madeira.
Release Date
2008-09-30
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