Get a Life - 2001

During one winter night, a Portuguese teenager, Alvaro, loses his life in a fight between a youth gang and the cops in a suburb of Paris. Cidalia, a 36 year old cleaning woman, his mother, decides to defy the code of silence of the Portuguese community and tries to find the truth. She losses her friends, her job and her family but gains a life.

115min
2001
Released
Trakio rating0.0/10
IMDB rating6.6/10

About Get a Life

Get a Life Overview

During one winter night, a Portuguese teenager, Alvaro, loses his life in a fight between a youth gang and the cops in a suburb of Paris. Cidalia, a 36 year old cleaning woman, his mother, decides to defy the code of silence of the Portuguese community and tries to find the truth. She losses her friends, her job and her family but gains a life.

Runtime: 115min

Extra details

Original Title: Ganhar a Vida
Original Language: Portuguese
Directed By: João Canijo
Production Companies
Madragoa FilmesInstituto do Cinema, Audiovisual e Multimédia (ICAM)Gemini Films