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Fragile as the World(2001)
Status: Released
Date: 2001-07-20
75%
13 Votes
Time: 1h 31m
Overview:
An impossible love. Two young people who love each other. Vera and João can’t find in this life the space, time, or identity to resolve their love story.
Languages: Portuguese.
Countries:
Portugal
ProductionCompanies: 
Madragoa Filmes
Movie: Fragile as the World
Top 10 Billed Cast
Maria Gonçalves
Vera
Bruno Terra
João
Sophie Balabanian
Vera's Mother
Manuela de Freitas
Avó
João Bénard da Costa
Avô
Mário Barroso
Narrator (voice)
Nuno Nunes
Vera's Brother
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An impossible love. Two young people who love each other. Vera and João can’t find in this life the space, time, or identity to resolve their love story.
Release Date
2001-07-20
Average
7.5
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