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ERA
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28 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
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The Mutants
1998 1h 53m PT
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7.7
BANGER
★7.7TMDB · 12
Drama
Synopsis
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Three homeless teenage rejects struggle to survive together. Of them, Andreia is pregnant, while Pedro and Ricardo hustle, steal and are exploited by a pornographer.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Ana Moreira
Andreia
Alexandre Pinto
Pedro
Nelson Varela
Ricardo
Teresa Roby
Pedro's Mother
António Capelo
Pedro's Father
Paulo Pereira
Zezito
Helder Tavares
Franklin
Alexandra Lencastre
Social worker
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Teresa Villaverde
- Writers
- Teresa Villaverde
- Languages
- Portuguese
- Countries
- Portugal, France
Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.
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WORLD
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International production across 2 countries: Portugal, France.
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RUNTIME
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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Teresa Villaverde, shot by Acácio de Almeida. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Andrée Davanture shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Ana Moreira and Alexandre Pinto and Nelson Varela carry the top of the cast.
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt0120763 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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WILD
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Only 12 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Teresa Villaverde directs. Acácio de Almeida behind the camera. Andrée Davanture cuts. Produced in Portugal, France. Dialogue in Portuguese.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 128 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
- 2International production across 2 countries: Portugal, France.
- 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 4Directed by Teresa Villaverde, shot by Acácio de Almeida. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 5Editor Andrée Davanture shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 6Ana Moreira and Alexandre Pinto and Nelson Varela carry the top of the cast.
- 7IMDB entry: tt0120763 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 8Only 12 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Acácio de Almeida
- Editing
- Andrée Davanture
- Production design
- Sérgio Costa
- Costume design
- Joana Villaverde
- Sound
- Joël Rangon
- Runtime
- 113 min · 1h 53m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- PT
Also by
Teresa Villaverde
Production companies
Who made it
- FM
FMB Films
- JB
JBA Production
FR
ZDF/Arte
DE
La Sept Cinéma
FR
- MU
Mutante Filmes
PT
RTP
PT
Pandora Films
DE
Key crew
- ProducerJacques Bidou
- EditorAndrée Davanture
- Costume DesignJoana Villaverde
- Sound DesignerJoël Rangon
- Sound DesignerVasco Pimentel
- Production DesignSérgio Costa
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- woman director
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical1999-04-28
Also known as
International titles
- The MutantsUS
- Os MutantesPT
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