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Tabu

Tabu

Aurora had a farm in Africa, at the foot of Mount Tabu…

20127.02h 0m

Overview

Lisbon, Portugal, 2010. Pilar, a pious woman devoted to social causes, maintains a peculiar relationship with her neighbor Aurora, a temperamental old woman obsessed with gambling who lives tormented by a mysterious past.

Directed by Miguel Gomes
Written by Miguel Gomes, Mariana Ricardo
Produced by Sandro Aguilar, Luís Urbano
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Top Cast

Teresa Madruga

Teresa Madruga

Pilar

Laura Soveral

Laura Soveral

Aurora

Ana Moreira

Ana Moreira

Young Aurora

Henrique Espírito Santo

Henrique Espírito Santo

Gian Luca Ventura

Carloto Cotta

Carloto Cotta

Young Gian Luca Ventura

Isabel Cardoso

Isabel Cardoso

Santa

Ivo Müller

Ivo Müller

Aurora's Husband

M

Manuel Mesquita

Mário

Telmo Churro

Telmo Churro

Intrepid Explorer

Miguel Gomes

Miguel Gomes

Narrator (voice)

Themes & Keywords

crocodilelisbon, portugalplantationhaunted by the pastneighbor neighbor relationshipeast africaportuguese colonialism

About Tabu

Tabu is a drama, romance film released in 2012 exploring themes of crocodile, lisbon, portugal, plantation, haunted by the past, neighbor neighbor relationship, east africa. Directed by Miguel Gomes, it stars Teresa Madruga, Laura Soveral, Ana Moreira. Lisbon, Portugal, 2010. Pilar, a pious woman devoted to social causes, maintains a peculiar relationship with her neighbor Aurora, a temperamental old woman obsessed with gambling who lives tormented by a mysterious past.

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