Tebas

Tebas

80 mins | Drama | March 1, 2007

Free adaptation of Sophocles classic tragedy “King Oedipus” crossed with Jack Kerouac's classic “On the Road”. The starting point is the loss of identity of a generation of Portuguese emigrants. Tebas tells the story of a young man who, looking for his origins, departs from Paris to Portugal with a beatnik truck driver. The film is a voyage into the strange depths of Portugal in the form of surreal road-movie.

Tebas

80 mins | Drama | March 1, 2007

Tebas
Free adaptation of Sophocles classic tragedy “King Oedipus” crossed with Jack Kerouac's classic “On the Road”. The starting point is the loss of identity of a generation of Portuguese emigrants. Tebas tells the story of a young man who, looking for his origins, departs from Paris to Portugal with a beatnik truck driver. The film is a voyage into the strange depths of Portugal in the form of surreal road-movie.
Producers Tráfico Audiovisual
Original title Tebas
Directors Rodrigo Areias
Writers Bernardo Camisão, Rodrigo Areias

Cast

Nuno Melo

as Salvador

David Almeida

as Coro

Paulo Furtado

as The Legendary Tiger Man

Vítor Correia

as Jack

Paula Guedes

as Laia

Gracinda Nave

as Europa

Adelaide Teixeira

as Esfinge

Manuel João Vieira

as Eddie's Father

Diana Sá

as Atalanta

Margarida Bento

as Sémele

Manuela Paulo

as Dafne