How Fernando Pessoa Saved Portugal

How Fernando Pessoa Saved Portugal

27 mins | Comedy | Oct. 11, 2018

Lisbon, Portugal, 1927. The writer and journalist Fernando Pessoa accepts from his boss the commission to create an advertising slogan for the drink Coca-Louca; but conservative government authorities consider the new drink as revolutionary as it is diabolical.

How Fernando Pessoa Saved Portugal

27 mins | Comedy | Oct. 11, 2018

How Fernando Pessoa Saved Portugal
Lisbon, Portugal, 1927. The writer and journalist Fernando Pessoa accepts from his boss the commission to create an advertising slogan for the drink Coca-Louca; but conservative government authorities consider the new drink as revolutionary as it is diabolical.
IMDb rating 6.9
Producers Les Films du Fleuve, France Télévisions, Noodles Production, RTP, O Som e a Fúria
Original title Como Fernando Pessoa Salvou Portugal
Directors Renata Sancho, Bruno Lourenço, Patrick Mendes, Eugène Green
Writers Eugène Green

Cast

Carloto Cotta

as Fernando Pessoa / Álvaro de Campos

Manuel Mozos

as Mr. Moitinho de Almeida

Diogo Dória

as Minister of Health

Alexandre Pieroni Calado

as Mourinho / Poem Voice (voice)

Ricardo Gross

as Father Marinheiro Bicha da Horta

Mia Tomé

as Painter's Model

Eugène Green

as Painter

Zé Branco

as Tram Passenger #1

Sofia Bénard da Costa

as Tram Passenger #2

Aurora Bénard

as Tram Passenger #3

Patrícia Almeida

as Tram Passenger #4

Lisa Persson

as Tram Passenger #5

Nuno Esteves

as Tram Passenger #6