Foreign Land (film)

Foreign Land
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Directed by	Walter Salles Daniela Thomas
Written by	Marcos Bernstein Millor Fernandes Walter Salles Daniela Thomas
Starring	Alberto Alexandre
Cinematography	Walter Carvalho
Edited by	Felipe Lacerda Walter Salles
Release dates	5 September 1996
Running time	100 minutes
Country	Brazil
Language	Portuguese

Foreign Land (Portuguese: Terra Estrangeira) is a 1996 Brazilian action film directed by Walter Salles and Daniela Thomas.^[1]

Cast

• Alberto Alexandre - Maitre Machado
• Fernando Alves Pinto - Paco
• Alexandre Borges - Miguel
• Canto e Castro - Porteiro
• Laura Cardoso - Manuela
• António Cara D'Anjo - Espanhol 1
• Filipe Ferrer - Coprador
• João Grosso - Carlos
• Miguel Guilherme - André
• Miguel Hurst - Angolano 3
• Tchéky Karyo - Kraft
• João Lagarto - Pedro
• Zeka Laplaine - Loli
• Álvaro Lavín - Espanhol 2
• Carla Lupi - Agente turismo
• Fernanda Torres - Alex

Review

Foreign Land (Terra Estrangeira), directed by Walter Salles and Daniela Thomas, is a story of fate, one of the foreign lands of the title. It’s a compelling tale accompanied by some great cinematography by Walter Carvalho and a fine choice of suitably melancholic fado tunes by José Miguel Wisnik. It is also something of a homage in a wider sense to the movement of people and the idea and importance of belonging... Foreign Land has some great scenes, beautiful imagery and fine performances (especially from Melo) and all in all it’s well worth rediscovering this early gem from one of Brazil’s most-in-demand directors, Walter Salles.

—Sounds and Colours^[2]

Reception

Foreign Land has the rank of two out of five stars on AllMovie.^[3]

References

1. Van Gelder, Lawrence. "New York Times: Foreign Land". NY Times. Retrieved 2008-07-21.
2. Hart, Ed (July 26, 2013). "FOREIGN LAND". soundsandcolours.com. Retrieved 2015-09-07.
3. Brennan, Sandra. "FOREIGN LAND". allmovie.com. Retrieved 2015-09-07.

External links

• Foreign Land at the Internet Movie Database
• Foreign Land at Rotten Tomatoes