Eloi, a paunchy middle-aged man, finds Samuel, a young sad sack, about to kill himself by plunging into the sea. Eloi takes Samuel under his wing, giving him a hot meal and bringing him to a seedy night club to introduce him to Esperança, who is said to be the most beautiful sex worker in Lisbon—and is also Eloi’s daughter.
Director: João César Monteiro
Fabienne Babe
Esperança
Canto e Castro
Eloi
Dinis Gomes
Samuel
Francesca Prandi
Rosa Bianca
Rita Blanco
Ivone
Catarina Lourenço
Salomé, the dancer
Ana Vaz da Silva
Herodeas
Luis Miguel Cintra
Hyperion Extracts Reader (voice)
1993