An elderly, small-town businessman's last will and testament holds many surprises in this 1997 Portuguese film. The estimable Mr. Napumoceno da Silva Araújo (Nelson Xavier) is the wealthiest and most respected man in Mindelo, a small town in the
Portuguese Cape Verde islands. Upon the old man's death, his nephew Carlos (Chico Diaz) is shocked to discover that the family import/export business has not been left to him, but to a cousin he never even knew existed. Graça (Maria Ceiça) is Napumoceno's illegitimate daughter, and part of her inheritance from the father she never knew is a set of cassette tapes on which he relates the colorful story of his life and loves. T...
Released:
1997
Rated:
NR
Length:
117 mins