Fintar o Destino (1997)

Directed by

Fernando Vendrell

Genre

drama film

Country

Cape Verde, Portugal

Runtime

2h 05m

Rating

7.4 of 10 from 5 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A man in a Cape Verde fishing village holds onto a dream of becoming a professional footballer. He tries to balance his passion with the realities of family and daily life.

melancholicslow-burnnostalgicbittersweetcontemplativeunderstatedgrounded

What happens

Fintar o Destino (formerly written as Fintar o destino, Not Heading into Destiny) is a 1998 Cape Verdean-Portuguese sports film directed by Portuguese director Fernando Vendrell. The movie features Carlos Germano, Betina Lopes and Paulo Miranda. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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