Pt-pt Gabriel Drama 2019 1h 33m 5.9 Access

“Igor Regalla gives the film a heart with his disarmingly warm central performance as a young fighter from Cape Verde... But the film's claim to uncompromising realism is let down by a few cliched scenes that feel recycled.” The Guardian · 6 years ago

The story follows (Igor Regalla), a young man who travels from Cape Verde to Lisbon following his mother’s death to find his estranged father, Valdo, a former boxing champion. PT-PT Gabriel Drama 2019 1h 33m 5.9

: Reviewers from The Guardian mention that while the film uses common boxing tropes, it captures an authentic atmosphere of the Lisbon outskirts. “Igor Regalla gives the film a heart with

: Bernardo draws from a "Ken Loach-style" realism, focusing on the lack of job prospects and the "uncompromising realism" of life in high-rise flats. PT-PT Gabriel Drama 2019 1h 33m 5.9