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Horse Money

Cavalo Dinheiro

2014

In a hallucinatory limbo of hospital corridors and memory, an aging Cape Verdean immigrant in Lisbon wanders through the traumas of his life and the revolution that shaped it. Pedro Costa's haunting, painterly drama.

Why it’s here

Pedro Costa's Portuguese film centered on Cape Verdean immigrant memory in Lisbon.

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Part of 10 Essential Portuguese Films

This film is stop 5 of 10 in the hand-ranked native-cinema route through Portugal. See the complete ranking or read the selection methodology.

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