The Last Dive

The Last Dive

88 mins | Drama | Sept. 18, 1992

Eloi, a paunchy middle-aged man, finds Samuel, a young sad sack, about to kill himself by plunging into the sea. Eloi takes Samuel under his wing, giving him a hot meal and bringing him to a seedy night club to introduce him to Esperança, who is said to be the most beautiful sex worker in Lisbon—and is also Eloi’s daughter.

The Last Dive

88 mins | Drama | Sept. 18, 1992

The Last Dive
Eloi, a paunchy middle-aged man, finds Samuel, a young sad sack, about to kill himself by plunging into the sea. Eloi takes Samuel under his wing, giving him a hot meal and bringing him to a seedy night club to introduce him to Esperança, who is said to be the most beautiful sex worker in Lisbon—and is also Eloi’s daughter.
IMDb rating 6.9
Producers RTP, Madragoa Filmes, La Sept Cinéma
Original title O Último Mergulho
Directors João César Monteiro
Writers Friedrich Hölderlin, João César Monteiro

Cast

Fabienne Babe

as Esperança

Canto e Castro

as Eloi

Dinis Gomes

as Samuel

Francesca Prandi

as Rosa Bianca

Rita Blanco

as Ivone

Catarina Lourenço

as Salomé, the dancer

Ana Vaz da Silva

as Herodeas

Luís Miguel Cintra

as Hyperion Extracts Reader (voice)

André Engel

as Herodes

Ana Paula

as Carmen Miranda

João César Monteiro

as Man Outside Bathroom