The Forest (2002 film)

The Forest
Directed by Leonel Vieira
Produced by Luis Méndez
Written by Ferreira de Castro (novel)
Izaías Almada
Starring Diogo Morgado
Chico Díaz
Maitê Proença
Release dates
1 November 2002 (Portugal)
Running time
105 min.
Language Portuguese

The Forest (A Selva) is a 2002 film directed by Leonel Vieira.

The movie won the "Best Film" at the 2003 Golden Globes Portugal.

Plot

Alberto (played by Diogo Morgado) is a young Portuguese monarchist who in 1912 is exiled to Brazil. There, he is contracted by Velasco (Karra Elejalde), a Spanish overseer, to work in the heart of the forest. Alberto discovers a strange and wild world, in which the Indians, the fever and the madness of the men are daily dangers.

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