Saint George

Saint George

112 mins | Drama | March 9, 2017

In 2011 Portugal began the so-called "year of the Troika" (EU, IMF and ECB budget cuts and economic restructuring), with the level of debt among the Portuguese people reaching staggering amounts and a growing number of families and companies unable to repay their installment loans. Jorge is an unemployed boxer on the verge of losing his son and his wife, who has decided to return to Brazil. As a means of paying off his debt and persuading his wife to remain in Portugal, Jorge accepts a job with a debt-collection agency, which will drag him into a world of violence and crime.

Saint George

112 mins | Drama | March 9, 2017

Saint George
In 2011 Portugal began the so-called "year of the Troika" (EU, IMF and ECB budget cuts and economic restructuring), with the level of debt among the Portuguese people reaching staggering amounts and a growing number of families and companies unable to repay their installment loans. Jorge is an unemployed boxer on the verge of losing his son and his wife, who has decided to return to Brazil. As a means of paying off his debt and persuading his wife to remain in Portugal, Jorge accepts a job with a debt-collection agency, which will drag him into a world of violence and crime.
IMDb rating 6.9
Producers Les Films de l'Après-Midi, Filmes do Tejo
Original title São Jorge
Directors Marco Martins
Writers Ricardo Adolfo, Marco Martins

Cast

Nuno Lopes

as Jorge

Beatriz Batarda

as Teresa

Gonçalo Waddington

as Chef Cardoso

Mariana Nunes

as Susana

José Raposo

as Vitinho

David Semedo

as Nelson

Paulo Seco

as Paulo

Salvador Santos

as Salvador

Fátima Inocêncio

as Fátima

Rodrigo Almeida

as Valter

Maria Leite

as Empregada Cardoso 1

Teresa Coutinho

as Empregada Cardoso 2

Maria da Conceição

as Conceição

Paulo Afonso

as Paulo

Adriano Luz

as Sousa

Luísa Cruz

as Mulher do Credor

Ivo Alexandre

as Carlos

Luís Sá Alonso

as Luís

Lígia Kellermann

as Irmã de Susana

João Nobre

as Homem dos Frangos

António Ferreira de Carvalho

as Diretor da Fábrica

Jack Ilco

as Segurança de discoteca

Rui de Carvalho

as Rui de Carvalho