Get A Life
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Joao Canijo
Rita Blanco
Adriano Luz
Alda Gomes
Teresa Madruga
Olivier Leite
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Synopsis
On the outskirts of Paris, in a housing project, a gang of youths fight with cops. A teenager is killed. From then on, everything happens fast. The boy was Portuguese. The Portuguese community in France never talks. Silence is its rule. But Cidalia wants to know: she wants the truth. She is 36 years of age. A cleaning woman. As she pursues her crusade, her battle for change, the community turns against her. "This is France", they say, "We are not at home here. We want no trouble." Faced with the blank wall of collective embarrassment, Cidalia won't keep quiet. She is ostracized. She loses friends, job, family. But one thing she gains: a life of her own.
Director
Joao Canijo
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Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States 2001
Released in United States May 2001
Released in United States September 2001
Shown at Cannes International Film Festival (Un Certain Regard) May 9-20, 2001.
Shown at Toronto International Film Festival (Contemporary World Cinema) September 6-15, 2001.
Released in United States 2001
Released in United States May 2001 (Shown at Cannes International Film Festival (Un Certain Regard) May 9-20, 2001.)
Released in United States September 2001 (Shown at Toronto International Film Festival (Contemporary World Cinema) September 6-15, 2001.)
