Hope is a Strange Place

A esperança está onde menos se espera, feature film, Portugal, 2009

DIRECTED BY: Joaquim Leitão

Hope is a Strange Place

CAST:
Virgílio Castelo (Francisco Figueiredo),
Ana Padrão (Helena Figueiredo),
Carlos Nunes (Lourenço Figueiredo),
Alcídia Vaz (Kátia),
Júlio César (poduzetnik)

SCRIPT:
Manuel Arouca,
Tino Navarro

PHOTOGRAPHY:
Tony Costa,
José António Loureiro

Synopsis:
Father and son Francisco and Lourenço are doing very well in life. The father, a football referee, is facing a promising career as his team reach the finals of the Portuguese Football Cup, and the young man is one of the best students in a prestigious private high school. But, truth and honesty will cost Francisco his job, and the inability to find a new one will force Lourenço to transfer to a public high school.

color, digital, 122 min