Story of movie The Forest 2002 Film : The Forest (A Selva) is a 2002 film directed by Leonel Vieira.
| The Forest | |
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| Directed by | Leonel Vieira |
| Produced by | Luis Méndez |
| Written by | Ferreira de Castro (novel) Izaías Almada |
| Starring | Diogo Morgado Chico Díaz Maitê Proença |
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Running time | 105 minutes |
| Country | Portugal |
| Language | Portuguese |
The movie won the "Best Film" at the 2003 Golden Globes Portugal.
Alberto (played by Diogo Morgado) is a young Portuguese monarchist who in 1912 is exiled to Brazil. There, he is contracted by Velasco (Karra Elejalde), a Spanish overseer, to work in the heart of the forest. Alberto discovers a strange and wild world, in which the Indians, the fever and the madness of the men are daily dangers.