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  • Ruth

    by António Pinhão Botelho

    Produced

    RUTH is a film about the society of metropolitan Portugal and its African colonies at the beginning of the 1960’s. This is the story of a young Mozambican footballer called Eusébio, a gifted athlete destined to great achievements, coveted by rival clubs, Sporting and Benfica, which ends up hiring him. Blackmail, kidnapping attempts, ministers involved, press hysteria and huge money offers make the story of this football transfer into a saga evolving between the two continents. It ends up when the legend begins: with Eusébio’s first match at the Benfica Stadium.

  • Ruth

    by António Pinhão Botelho

    Produced

    RUTH is a film about the society of metropolitan Portugal and its African colonies at the beginning of the 1960’s. This is the story of a young Mozambican footballer called Eusébio, a gifted athlete destined to great achievements, coveted by rival clubs, Sporting and Benfica, which ends up hiring him. Blackmail, kidnapping attempts, ministers involved, press hysteria and huge money offers make the story of this football transfer into a saga evolving between the two continents. It ends up when the legend begins: with Eusébio’s first match at the Benfica Stadium.

  • Ruth

    by António Pinhão Botelho

    Produced

    RUTH is a film about the society of metropolitan Portugal and its African colonies at the beginning of the 1960’s. This is the story of a young Mozambican footballer called Eusébio, a gifted athlete destined to great achievements, coveted by rival clubs, Sporting and Benfica, which ends up hiring him. Blackmail, kidnapping attempts, ministers involved, press hysteria and huge money offers make the story of this football transfer into a saga evolving between the two continents. It ends up when the legend begins: with Eusébio’s first match at the Benfica Stadium.

  • Ruth

    by António Pinhão Botelho

    Produced

    RUTH is a film about the society of metropolitan Portugal and its African colonies at the beginning of the 1960’s. This is the story of a young Mozambican footballer called Eusébio, a gifted athlete destined to great achievements, coveted by rival clubs, Sporting and Benfica, which ends up hiring him. Blackmail, kidnapping attempts, ministers involved, press hysteria and huge money offers make the story of this football transfer into a saga evolving between the two continents. It ends up when the legend begins: with Eusébio’s first match at the Benfica Stadium.

  • Ruth

    by António Pinhão Botelho

    Produced

    RUTH is a film about the society of metropolitan Portugal and its African colonies at the beginning of the 1960’s. This is the story of a young Mozambican footballer called Eusébio, a gifted athlete destined to great achievements, coveted by rival clubs, Sporting and Benfica, which ends up hiring him. Blackmail, kidnapping attempts, ministers involved, press hysteria and huge money offers make the story of this football transfer into a saga evolving between the two continents. It ends up when the legend begins: with Eusébio’s first match at the Benfica Stadium.

  • Ruth

    by António Pinhão Botelho

    Produced

    RUTH is a film about the society of metropolitan Portugal and its African colonies at the beginning of the 1960’s. This is the story of a young Mozambican footballer called Eusébio, a gifted athlete destined to great achievements, coveted by rival clubs, Sporting and Benfica, which ends up hiring him. Blackmail, kidnapping attempts, ministers involved, press hysteria and huge money offers make the story of this football transfer into a saga evolving between the two continents. It ends up when the legend begins: with Eusébio’s first match at the Benfica Stadium.

  • Ruth

    by António Pinhão Botelho

    Produced

    RUTH is a film about the society of metropolitan Portugal and its African colonies at the beginning of the 1960’s. This is the story of a young Mozambican footballer called Eusébio, a gifted athlete destined to great achievements, coveted by rival clubs, Sporting and Benfica, which ends up hiring him. Blackmail, kidnapping attempts, ministers involved, press hysteria and huge money offers make the story of this football transfer into a saga evolving between the two continents. It ends up when the legend begins: with Eusébio’s first match at the Benfica Stadium.

  • Ruth

    by António Pinhão Botelho

    Produced

    RUTH is a film about the society of metropolitan Portugal and its African colonies at the beginning of the 1960’s. This is the story of a young Mozambican footballer called Eusébio, a gifted athlete destined to great achievements, coveted by rival clubs, Sporting and Benfica, which ends up hiring him. Blackmail, kidnapping attempts, ministers involved, press hysteria and huge money offers make the story of this football transfer into a saga evolving between the two continents. It ends up when the legend begins: with Eusébio’s first match at the Benfica Stadium.

  • Ruth

    by António Pinhão Botelho

    Produced

    RUTH is a film about the society of metropolitan Portugal and its African colonies at the beginning of the 1960’s. This is the story of a young Mozambican footballer called Eusébio, a gifted athlete destined to great achievements, coveted by rival clubs, Sporting and Benfica, which ends up hiring him. Blackmail, kidnapping attempts, ministers involved, press hysteria and huge money offers make the story of this football transfer into a saga evolving between the two continents. It ends up when the legend begins: with Eusébio’s first match at the Benfica Stadium.

  • Ruth

    by António Pinhão Botelho

    Produced

    RUTH is a film about the society of metropolitan Portugal and its African colonies at the beginning of the 1960’s. This is the story of a young Mozambican footballer called Eusébio, a gifted athlete destined to great achievements, coveted by rival clubs, Sporting and Benfica, which ends up hiring him. Blackmail, kidnapping attempts, ministers involved, press hysteria and huge money offers make the story of this football transfer into a saga evolving between the two continents. It ends up when the legend begins: with Eusébio’s first match at the Benfica Stadium.

  • Ruth

    by António Pinhão Botelho

    Produced

    RUTH is a film about the society of metropolitan Portugal and its African colonies at the beginning of the 1960’s. This is the story of a young Mozambican footballer called Eusébio, a gifted athlete destined to great achievements, coveted by rival clubs, Sporting and Benfica, which ends up hiring him. Blackmail, kidnapping attempts, ministers involved, press hysteria and huge money offers make the story of this football transfer into a saga evolving between the two continents. It ends up when the legend begins: with Eusébio’s first match at the Benfica Stadium.

  • Ruth

    by António Pinhão Botelho

    Produced

    RUTH is a film about the society of metropolitan Portugal and its African colonies at the beginning of the 1960’s. This is the story of a young Mozambican footballer called Eusébio, a gifted athlete destined to great achievements, coveted by rival clubs, Sporting and Benfica, which ends up hiring him. Blackmail, kidnapping attempts, ministers involved, press hysteria and huge money offers make the story of this football transfer into a saga evolving between the two continents. It ends up when the legend begins: with Eusébio’s first match at the Benfica Stadium.


Original title: Ruth

Cast:

Igor Regalla plays Eusébio

Afonso Lagarto

Almeno Gonçalves

Álvaro Correia

Ana Bustorff

Anabela Moreira

André Gago

André Gomes

Andreia Bento

António Nipita

António Simão

Bruna Quintas

Bruno Cabrerizo

Dinis Gomes

Evandro Gomes

Fernando Luís

Filipe Crawford

Filipe Vargas

Gonçalo Cabral

Henrique Feist

Hugo Mestre Amaro

Ivo Alexandre

João Aragão

João Cabral

José Eduardo

José Manuel Mendes

Jose Neto

José Raposo

Josefina Massango

JP Simões

Lídia Franco

Luís Lucas

Marcello Urgeghe

Marco Delgado

Maria Emília Correia

Maria João Pinho

Marina Albuquerque

Mauro Hermínio

Miguel Bogalho

Miguel Monteiro

Miguel Nunes

Nuno Feist

Paulo Furtado

Paulo Pinto

Pedro Carraca

Pedro Ferreira

Pedro Inês

Pessoa Júnior

Rui Melo

Rui Morisson

Shaquille Adamugy

Teresa Madruga

Tiago Sarmento

Vítor Norte

Buanamade Amad

Francis Seleck

Francisco Pessoa Júnior

Guilherme Gomes

Maria Atalia

Miguel Rocha

Paulo Duarte Ribeiro

Pedro Andrade

Sérgio Moura Afonso

Suzana Borges


Director - António Pinhão Botelho

Screenplay - Leonor Pinhão

Image - Lisa Persson

Sond - Ricardo Leal, Tiago Raposinho, Pedro Góis

Decors - Paula Szabo

Editing - Paulo Mil Homens

Music - Paulo Furtado AKA The Legendary Tigerman

Executive producer - Ana Pinhão Moura, Aurélio Le Bon


A Leopardo Filmes production

In co-production with APM Produções, Mapiko Filmes


With the support of

ICA – Instituto do Cinema e Audiovisual

INAC

Câmara Municipal de Lisboa

Lisboa Film Commission

Conselho Municipal de Maputo

Camões - Centro Cultural Português em Maputo

Hotel Pestana Rovuma

Cofina Media S.A.


With the financial support of

RTP - Rádio e Televisão de Portugal


Distribution: NOS Audiovisuais

Festivals and awards

ArteKino Festival 2019 - Official Selection

Cantos na Maré Film Festival

Portuguese Cinema Days in Berlin 2019