Pele is a film about a young mulatto woman that in spite of being rich, beautiful and intelligent, feels discriminated because of the colour of her skin. The entire plot is in the early 70's, when Portugal had a dictatorial government, ultramarine territories and lots of racism in its society… Issues like racism, female condition and the spoilt lives of the high-society are the main themes of this movie
Director: Fernando Vendrell
Cast: Daniela Costa, Francisco Nascimento, Manuel Wiborg, Fernanda Lapa, Núria Madruga, Carla Bolito, António Pedro Cerdeira, Maria Emília Correia
Pele is a film about a young mulatto woman that in spite of being rich, beautiful and intelligent, feels discriminated because of the colour of her skin. The entire plot is in the early 70's, when Portugal had a dictatorial government, ultramarine territories and lots of racism in its society… Issues like racism, female condition and the spoilt lives of the high-society are the main themes of this movie
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Pele is a film about a young mulatto woman that in spite of being rich, beautiful and intelligent, feels discriminated because of the colour of her skin. The entire plot is in the early 70's, when Por…
1h 40m
May 3, 2006
Fernando Vendrell
Daniela Costa, Francisco Nascimento, Manuel Wiborg
Drama