Traffic
Tráfico
Release: 1998-12-31
·Runtime: 112m
·★ 5.4
Comedy
Young Jesus is taken on a vacation by his parents (Rita Blanco, Adriano Luz) to a deserted beach resort. They accidentally fall into overnight wealth after Jesus digs in the sand, uncovering a large drug stash. Others characters intersecting here include an alcoholic actress, a philandering banker, a general trafficking in arms, priests who close their church and head north as hitchhikers, politicians who watch an all-girl production of Julius Caesar, and beggars who recite a children's story in a huge heap of trash.
Production Countries
Portugal
Production Companies
Madragoa Filmes
Instituto Português da Arte Cinematográfica e Audiovisual
Gemini Films
Cast
Paulo Bragança
as Lino, the Younger Priest
Dalila Carmo
as Maria Clara, Suzette's Maid
Io Appolloni
as Hairdresser
Francisco Pinhão Botelho
as Boy at Exhibition (uncredited)
Alexandra Lencastre
as banker's lover
Mário Jacques
as Rezende Castro, the General
Sofia Leite
as interior Designer
Isabel de Castro
as Casca in 'Julius Caesar' Play
São José Lapa
as Clara d'Aveiro, the Actress
Ricardo Trêpa
as Francisco, the General's Son
Maria João Luís
as Antónia Suzette Almeida, the sculptor
Adriano Luz
as Hélio, Jesus' father
Nuno Melo
as Gigolo in Bar
Canto e Castro
as Hipólito, the older Priest
Laura Soveral
as Cassius in 'Julius Caesar' Play
Neuza Teixeira
as Count's Daughter
Gustavo Sumpta
as Kadaffi
Branca de Camargo
as Redhead
José Eduardo
as Litter Pit Man #2
Dália Madruga
as Younger Prostitute
Rita Blanco
as Jesus' mother
João Perry
as banker
Rosa Lobato Faria
as Mimi Furgel, the Countess
José Pinto
as Litter Pit Man #1
António Pinhão Botelho
as Kid running in park (uncredited)
Sandra B
as (Uncredited)
Maria Emília Correia
as Amélia Castro, the General's wife
