20.13 Purgatory
- Director: Joaquim Leitão
- Writer: Tino Navarro; Luís Lopes
- Producer: Tino Navarro
CGiii Comment
Bizarre to say the least...
An army camp under attack on the front line - with two pissed-off wives thrown in to mess things up.
20:13 refers to the biblical condemnation of men sleeping with men...in the army!!! No!?!
The admirable technical ability is, lamentably, let down by a simplistic script - it's not too difficult to work out.
The idea of a homo-murder mystery is pretty good - unfortunately, there isn't much mystery...
The whole film just lacks one vital ingredient...intelligence.
Trailer...
The(ir) Blurb...
Mozambique, 24th of December 1969, a Portuguese army patrol return to headquarters bringing in a prisoner. A few hours later, he is found dead in his cell. Who killed him? and why? tensions grow, while an attack to the headquarters is under way...
Cast & Characters
Marco D'Almeida as Alferes Gaio;
Adriano Carvalho as Capitão;
Carla Chambel as Esperança;
Maya Booth as Leonor;
Ivo Canelas as Medico;
Nuno Nunes as Capelão;
Pedro Varela as Viegas;
Quimbe as Cabo VCC;
Lourenço Henriques as Montemor-o-Velho;
Marco Paiva as Montemor-o-Novo;
Manuel Melo as Maciel;
Nuno Gil as Alferes Pizarro;
Cândido Ferreira as Sargento Ferreirinha;
Júlio César as Tenente-Coronel;
Angelico Vieira as Vicente