Jogo de Damas
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Filipa Leal
| Jogo de Damas | |
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| Directed by | Patrícia Sequeira |
| Screenplay by | Filipa Leal |
| Story by | Patrícia Sequeira Filipa Leal |
| Produced by | Leonor Coelho |
| Starring | Ana Nave Ana Padrão Fátima Belo Maria João Luís Rita Blanco |
| Cinematography | Renato Falcão |
| Edited by | Nuno Santos Lopes |
| Music by | David Rossi Paula Sousa |
Production companies | R.I. FILMES MasterDream – Digital Movie SP Televisão |
| Distributed by | Leopardo Filmes |
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Running time | 87 minutes |
| Country | Portugal |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Budget | €140,000 |
| Box office | €24,064.72 |
Jogo de Damas (aka "Game of Checkers") is a 2015 Portuguese drama film directed and written by Patrícia Sequeira and Filipa Leal, and starring Ana Nave, Ana Padrão, Fátima Belo, Maria João Luís and Rita Blanco. It premiered on the Lisbon & Estoril Film Festival in November 2015 and was released in Portugal on January 28, 2016.[1][2][3]
Following Marta's wake, her five best friends decide to spend the night at a rural tourist getaway that Marta never got around to opening. That long night becomes a maze-like journey through their interconnecting friendships, where each reveals herself as it was the last day. On the eve of the burial, the talk is about life and a friendship that survived it all. But will this friendship be able to survive death?[4]
Cast
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- Ana Nave as Maria
- Ana Padrão as Dalila
- Fátima Belo as Ema
- Maria João Luís as Ana
- Rita Blanco as Mónica
Production
Reception
As of February 10, 2016, the film had grossed €24,064.72 and had 4,976 admissions, being the highest-grossing Portuguese film of the year so far at the Portuguese box office.[7]
