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In only his second feature, Portuguese filmmaker Pedro Costa (HORSE MONEY, IN VANDA'S ROOM) brilliantly reworked Jacques Tourneur’s classic I WALKED WITH A ZOMBIE into a reflection on his country’s colonial legacy. A nurse, Mariana (Inês Medeiros), accompanies Leão (Isaach De Bankolé) to his home on the volcanic islands of Cape Verde after an accident sends him into a coma. But he goes unrecognized by fellow denizens, leaving Mariana trapped with and eventually entranced by a mysterious community. Never before released in the U.S. and now beautifully restored, CASA DE LAVA foreshadows the masterful films that would follow, yet is an extraordinary, ravishing work in its own right.
Original Release
01/01/1994
US Release
11/07/2017
Cast
Name | Character |
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Inês de Medeiros | Mariana |
Isaach de Bankolé | Leão |
Edith Scob | Edith / Edite |
Pedro Hestnes | Edite's Son |
Cristiano Andrade Alves | Tano |
Antônio Andrade | Kilim |
Daniel Andrade | Nhelas |
Manuel Andrade | Tcheka |
Raul Andrade | Bassoé |
Joaquim Antunes | Pilot 1 |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Inês de Medeiros | Mariana |
Isaach de Bankolé | Leão |
Edith Scob | Edith / Edite |
Pedro Hestnes | Edite's Son |
Cristiano Andrade Alves | Tano |
Antônio Andrade | Kilim |
Daniel Andrade | Nhelas |
Manuel Andrade | Tcheka |
Raul Andrade | Bassoé |
Joaquim Antunes | Pilot 1 |
Mónica Calle | Enfermeira em Lisboa |
Joaquim Carvalho | Pilot 2 |
Luis Miguel Cintra | Actor convidado |
Isabel de Castro | Actriz convidada |
João Gomes de Pina | Bassora |
Sandra do Canto Brandão | Tina |
António S. Lopes | Betinho |
João Medina | Dr. Medina |
Clotilde Montron | Market Girl |
Alina Montrond | Alina |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Paulo Branco | Producer |