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Casa de Lava

Casa de Lava

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1995
1h 45m
7.0(25 votes)
Drama

Overview

The film tells a story of Mariana, a nurse who leaves Lisbon to accompany an immigrant worker in a comatose sleep on his trip home to Cape Verde. The devoted Portuguese nurse took a journey only to find herself lost in abstract drama.

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