The Deceased

The Deceased

1965 · 96 min · PT · 7.0 (22 votes)
Dir. Leon Hirszman · Starring Fernanda Montenegro, Ivan Cândido, Nelson Xavier, Paulo Gracindo, Dinorah Brillanti, Joel Barcellos · Music Radamés Gnattali
Drama

After visiting a fortune teller, Zulmira is informed that a blonde woman will threaten her peace. After talking to her husband Toninho, she suspects that her cousin Glorinha may be that blonde. In poor health, Zulmira makes all the preparations for the day of her death and asks her unemployed husband to deal with the costs of the coffin and funeral with a man named João Guimarães Pimentel. What Tom doesn't know is that Zulmira and this man hide some secrets that he could never imagine.

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A suffocating atmosphere of dread permeates this intimate drama. As death looms, unspoken secrets fester, creating a palpable tension that grips the viewer. It’s a slow, deliberate descent into familial anxieties and the weight of hidden truths.

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