Um Adeus Português
In Africa, during the colonial war, a patrol is lost in the bush and a soldier dies in operation. Twelve years later, in Portugal, the soldier family meets in peace.
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"A Portuguese Farewell (Um Adeus Português) is an elegant, formal, and hermetically sealed film that may be difficult for Americans without knowledge of recent Portuguese history to understand. With what initially appears to be complete detachment, the film studies the members (and in-laws) of a wealthy Portuguese farming family in 1985, recording how they were damaged by the death of Augusto, the family's eldest son. Augusto's story is intercut with the contemporary narrative. He was an army sergeant who was killed in action in Portuguese Africa in 1973, which seems to represent the..."
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In Africa, during the colonial war, a patrol is lost in the bush and a soldier dies in operation. Twelve years later, in Portugal, the soldier family meets in peace.