Name: Rasganco
Genre: Crime, Drama
Released: 2001
Duration: 1 min 40 s
Cast: Ricardo Aibeo, Isabel Ruth, Ana Teresa Carvalhosa, Ana Brandao, Paula Marques

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Also Known As

Rending, Rip, The, Strappo, Lo

Genre

Crime

Drama

Release Date

2001

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Duration

1h 40m

Synopsis

Edgar, a mysterious young man, arrives at the prestigious, meritocratic University of Coimbra while the students are protesting against an increase in university fees. He wants to go back to his law studies and is looking for a job to make ends meet. During a typical rasganco ceremony, where students rip each others' university robes, Edgar meets Ana Rita, a middle-class student, and seduces her. Ana is not his only lover. The rigidly elite university context and a distorted reading of his law texts lead Edgar to perform symbolic and violent acts against young female students.