The Heart's Root (A Raiz do Coração) 23 years old

Set in the Lisbon during the festivities of Saint Anthony, the patron saint of lovers and the old town. The story is about Cato, a nationalist politician who is charismatic and unscrupulous. He obsessively pursues Silvia, a mystical and mysterious young transvestite whom he meets at the festival. When Silvia runs into Vicente, a policeman who arrests transvestites and threatens them, Silvia must look towards blackmail to save herself. Compromising photos of Cato start to emerge among opposition parties and he must do all in his power to save his political career.

Credits

Melvil Poupaud as Vicente Corvo

Carla Chambel as

Manuela de Freitas as Mrs. Assembleia

Isabel Ruth as Ju

Manuel Mozos as Young Man at the Party

Miguel Guilherme as Oscar

The Heart's Root Cast

Name	Character
Melvil Poupaud He was 27, now 51 years old	as Vicente Corvo
Carla Chambel She was 23, now 47 years old
Manuela de Freitas She was 60, now 83 years old	as Mrs. Assembleia
Isabel Ruth She was 60, now 84 years old	as Ju
Manuel Mozos He was 41, now 64 years old	as Young Man at the Party
Miguel Guilherme He was 41, now 65 years old	as Oscar
Fernando Heitor	as Roberta
Luís Miguel Cintra He was 51, now 74 years old	as Catão

The Heart's Root Crew

Name	Department
Jeanne Waltz as Screenplay. She was 38 (now 61) years old	Writing
Paulo Rocha as Director. He was 64 (77) years old when He died	Directing
Paulo Rocha as Producer. He was 64 (77) years old when He died	Production
Paulo Rocha as Screenplay. He was 64 (77) years old when He died	Writing
Elso Roque as Director of Photography. He was 61 (now 84) years old	Camera

The Heart's Root (23 years)

Release day: Wednesday, October 18, 2000
Runtime: 118 minutes