Zona J

December. 08,1998      
Rating:
6.4
Trailer Synopsis Cast

Tó, a black boy from Zona J, a tough neighborhood in Lisbon, falls in love with a white girl, Carla. Tó dreams of living in Angola and taking Carla with him. However, the reality the two teens are in complicates their plans...

Núria Madruga as  Carla
Ivo Canelas as  Cosmo
Ana Bustorff as  Conceição
José Pedro Gomes as  Carlos
Carlos Santos as  capataz
Joaquim Nicolau as  worker
Almeno Gonçalves as  inspector
Tino Navarro as  Receptador
Noémia Costa as  Flowershop Client
Maria d'Aires as  TAP Worker

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Reviews

VeteranLight
1998/12/08

I don't have all the words right now but this film is a work of art.

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CommentsXp
1998/12/09

Best movie ever!

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ThedevilChoose
1998/12/10

When a movie has you begging for it to end not even half way through it's pure crap. We've all seen this movie and this characters millions of times, nothing new in it. Don't waste your time.

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Usamah Harvey
1998/12/11

The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.

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theking-16
1998/12/12

I like this movie . a story about Love and racism , a story about the gangs that live in the capital of Portugal , Lisbon . The Portuguese cinema is weak . Its one of the best Portuguese films i ever saw, but there are not many good movies made in Portugal . Of course this movie its not perfect , far from that , but its pretty cool the final result , lets not forget that we are talking about a Portuguese film . The actors are young , but they did a good job. We could not expect more from this movie , the Portuguese cinema doesn't have money , but the movie have some parts that are pretty cool , like i said , for a Portuguese Film . I think that " Jaime " is a better movie than this one .

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Dockelektro
1998/12/13

Well, I must say that this movie is really good for people who don't want to claim much from portuguese cinema... not me, as all the time I see this movie I think "we could have been bigger". But hey, I don't want to destroy this one, the movie still has its moments, like the car chase (hey a portuguese action scene), and some lines from the actors. I also admire the fact that it was filmed in the real spot, and many of the actors are real people from the ghetto... but the movie still hits real low levels as a moment of love is cut by the scent of the protagonist's brother's sneakers... Well, good effort, I take my hat, but next time add as much money and refine the script.

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arc_gabriel
1998/12/14

i have just seen it yesterday, so it's still fresh in my mind first thing:it's one of the best, if not the very best, portuguese movie i've ever seen. it's not perfect, far from that, but for the portuguese stadarts, i think, it's very good it's a rather simple story taking place in our modern society, in a big city, that makes us think about life, feelings, racism and love. the acting is good, the beginning is great, but the end , well, it was unexpected . a movie can't end like that! but real life can, and that's what this movie is about: life

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