Story about Sangue do Meu Sangue / Blood of My Blood / 血亲之亲
A regular family living in the outskirts of Lisbon sees the serenity of their lives shaken beyond an...
A regular family living in the outskirts of Lisbon sees the serenity of their lives shaken beyond any remedy within a week.
The realities of life are harh in Padre Cruz, a slum on the edge of Lisbon, and its inhabitants struggle with violence and poverty. João Canijo's latest feature portrays life in this decrepit Portuguese suburb through the story of a family attempting to trancend its hardships. Márcia (Rita Blanco) shares cramped quarter with her two young-adult children and her sister Ivete. Her daughter Cláudia shows promise in her nuring studies, but her son Joca (Rafael Morais) is a delinquent with a suspicious supply of cash. Márcia's hopes for her daughter's future are thrown into turmoil, however, when Cláudia announces she's having a relationhip with a married professor, an admission that brings out the specter of Márcia's own past. Márcia is determined to bring the affair to an end, even if it mean compromising her cherished relationhip with Cláudia. In her late thirties and yearning for companionhip, Ivete loves her family and has a soft spot for her nephew Joca, despite his frequent ...
