River of Gold

River of Gold

97 mins | Drama | May 18, 1998

Carolina, an aging local grande dame who works at a crossing point on the titular river, marries another late-in-life character, the dredging-boat operator Antonio. Not long after their union, she becomes intensely jealous of Antonio's fondness for their winsome goddaughter, Joana, and insinuates herself into a relationship brewing between Joana and a mystical gypsy gold salesman. Soon, tempers are flaring, mystical secrets are being revealed and death is hovering over the central characters.

River of Gold

97 mins | Drama | May 18, 1998

River of Gold
Carolina, an aging local grande dame who works at a crossing point on the titular river, marries another late-in-life character, the dredging-boat operator Antonio. Not long after their union, she becomes intensely jealous of Antonio's fondness for their winsome goddaughter, Joana, and insinuates herself into a relationship brewing between Joana and a mystical gypsy gold salesman. Soon, tempers are flaring, mystical secrets are being revealed and death is hovering over the central characters.
IMDb rating 6.6
Producers Instituto Português da Arte Cinematográfica e Audiovisual, RTP, Suma Filmes
Original title O Rio do Ouro
Directors Paulo Rocha
Writers Cláudia Tomaz, Regina Guimarães, Paulo Rocha

Cast

Isabel Ruth

as Carolina

Lima Duarte

as António

Joana Bárcia

as Mélita

José Mário Branco

as Blindman

António Capelo

as Joaquim

João Cardoso

as Zé dos Ouros

Saguenail

as Photographer

Diana Sá

as Flower Saleswoman