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In Vanda's Room
In Vanda's Room

In Vanda's Room

Genres

Drama

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An unflinching, fragmentary look at a handful of self-destructive, marginalized people, but taking as main focus the heroin-addicted Vanda Duarte.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Portuguese

Runtime

171 mins

Rating

6.9/10

Release Date

02 March 2001

Country

Portugal

Cast

Vanda Duarte

Vanda Duarte

Herself

Lena Duarte

Lena Duarte

Herself

Zita Duarte

Zita Duarte

Herself

Manuel Gomes Miranda

Manuel Gomes Miranda

Diogo Pires Miranda

Diogo Pires Miranda

Evangelina Nelas

Evangelina Nelas

Miquelina Barros

Miquelina Barros

Paulo Jorge Gonçalves

Paulo Jorge Gonçalves

António Semedo Moreno

António Semedo Moreno

Himself

Paulo Nunes

Paulo Nunes

Himself

Pedro Lanban

Pedro Lanban

Himself

Fernando Paixão

Fernando Paixão

Himself

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