Longe da Vista
In order to make some much-needed cash for himself, 65-year-old Portuguese prison inmate Eugenio impersonates a young woman and begins a romantic correspondence with a lonely Portuguese truck-driver living in Boston, convincing him that her tragic life has culminated in financial dire straits so he will send money. At first Eugenio's sister Idalina assists him in creating the character of Maria da Luz. Touched by her sweetness and apparent loving nature, the trucker willingly sends her money. When Idalina starts fearing they will be caught, she backs out of her arrangement with Eugenio who then convinces his young cellmate Vasco to help write the letters and even sends a picture of himself at age seven to "prove" that Maria has a young son. As prison life exacts an increasingly heavy toll upon Eugenio's health, his feminine alter-ego helps sustain him.
Release Date
April 2, 1999Runtime
82 minGenres
DramaDirected by
João Mário GriloScreenplay by
Paulo Filipe, João Mário GriloLanguage
PortugueseBudget
$0Revenue
$0Status
Released![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/72flNLffDUgeiWyquXiInbO8JDK.jpg)
Cast
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/ruKoO8ltyUAkpvgjKdHJ3QrLm0a.jpg)
Canto e Castro
Eugénio![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/zLIdpKIpShG4WjVbZHXhdpp8FlD.jpg)
Francisco Nascimento
Vasco![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/mlOHWba0npMziRzaRFhS3KVXDqN.jpg)
Henrique Viana
Abel![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/2yjUhgdHJpa6HOyfXBFO15fHgl9.jpg)
Zita Duarte
Idalina![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/37uYod765Xi2hV5WPuGkzeWy3E5.jpg)
Rita Blanco
Rute![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/oHieeD43Wnz9mSTUngkwbmOpdAj.jpg)
Rogério Samora
Warden![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/mW0VneIO5zEEdi6FGezAef4IjjT.jpg)
José Mora Ramos
Chief Guard![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/5BQFg8eQ9ddaqs1vRZbWtugHwbN.jpg)
Heitor Lourenço
Guard #1![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/5DLFjq0yrj271jlOxS7QgSgMNUj.jpg)
José Pinto
Barbas![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/nCZipPVIERRQPTKOWGGmpinHgzN.jpg)
Fernando Heitor
Paramedic![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/kI7ZEc67F6xPT44WBrDXkYR3Xsw.jpg)
Catarina Furtado
Visitor![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/hIkcUGiecys4UFwC43n3wnPSvfh.jpg)
Paulo Oom
Porter![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/9I76Udt8dFloD7tHHtIO8rJVeAg.jpg)
Mário Moutinho
Paramedic 1![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/A2UhdnkXofNyMmWeWPFlK7OyA0Q.jpg)
António Calvário
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/ctEgfBx7UVFVgOsoIpz2THmmNsQ.jpg)
Luís Lucas
Doctor![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/pIB5hNkYiIQfe28NtjKlq31iH8X.jpg)
Miguel Hurst
Prisoner in Hospital![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/lAInvZnj7idXx2h19AifpxT2ZZ6.jpg)
Luís Alberto
Prisioneiro![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/gO3QwUz1bxvHtOZLkFZAZewBxA1.jpg)
Natália Luiza
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