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Get a Life (2001)

Original title: Ganhar a Vida

2001-05-04 · 1h 55m · PT
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During one winter night, a Portuguese teenager, Alvaro, loses his life in a fight between a youth gang and the cops in a suburb of Paris. Cidalia, a 36 year old cleaning woman, his mother, decides to defy the code of silence of the Portuguese community and tries to find the truth. She losses her friends, her job and her family but gains a life.

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Pierre HodgsonWriterJoão CanijoDirector, WriterCeline PouillonWriter

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Rita BlancoRita BlancoCidáliaAdriano LuzAdriano LuzAdelinoTeresa MadrugaTeresa MadrugaCelestinaAlda GomesAlda GomesAldaOlivier LeiteOlivier LeiteOrlandoMaria DavidMaria DavidLúciaYvette CaldasYvette CaldasFátimaJinie RainhoJinie RainhoJinieAdélia BaltazarAdélia BaltazarFernandaLuis RegoLuis RegoAdéritoAntónio FerreiraAntónio FerreiraManuelTiago ManaïaTiago ManaïaÁlvaro

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What is Get a Life about?

During one winter night, a Portuguese teenager, Alvaro, loses his life in a fight between a youth gang and the cops in a suburb of Paris. Cidalia, a 36 year old cleaning woman, his mother, decides to defy the code of silence of the Portuguese community and tries to find the truth. She losses her friends, her job and her family but gains a life.

How long is Get a Life?

Get a Life has a runtime of 115 minutes.