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Fintar o Destino

Name: Fintar o Destino
Released: 1997

1997

At fifty, a former footballer running a small grocery in Cape Verde feels his youthful dreams slipping away beneath the weight of routine, until a chance stirs him to chase the ambition he long ago abandoned. A wistful drama about second chances.

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Part of 10 Essential Portuguese Films

This film is stop 10 of 10 in the hand-ranked native-cinema route through Portugal. See the complete ranking or read the selection methodology.

Watching this film stamps Portugal in the 196 country film challenge.