The Heart's Root

The Heart's Root — Plot

Set in the Lisbon during the festivities of Saint Anthony, the patron saint of lovers and the old town. The story is about Cato, a nationalist politician who is charismatic and unscrupulous. He obsessively pursues Silvia, a mystical and mysterious young transvestite whom he meets at the festival. When Silvia runs into Vicente, a policeman who arrests transvestites and threatens them, Silvia must look towards blackmail to save herself. Compromising photos of Cato start to emerge among opposition parties and he must do all in his power to save his political career.

• Release date
• October 18, 2000
• Runtime
• 118 min
• Genres
• Drama
• Director
• Paulo Rocha

The Heart's Root — Cast

Luís Miguel Cintra Catão Joana Bárcia Sílvia Isabel Ruth Ju Melvil Poupaud Vicente Corvo Miguel Guilherme Oscar António Durães Infante Fernando Heitor Roberta Teresa Roby Babies' Mother