Inferno
Directed by Joaquim Leitão.
With Joaquim de Almeida, Nicolau Breyner, Ana Burstorff.
Portugal, 1999, 35mm, color, 120 min.
Portuguese with English subtitles.
With Joaquim de Almeida, Nicolau Breyner, Ana Burstorff.
Portugal, 1999, 35mm, color, 120 min.
Portuguese with English subtitles.
Ten middle-aged men who fought together in Angola in the 1970s, during the most violent phase of the Portuguese colonial war, get together each year at a restaurant in the country to dine, drink too much, and reassert their camaraderie. This year, however, the reunion turns dark and violent, and the men face a last mission that brings back old traumas and forgotten instincts. This narratively complex thriller from Portugal’s leading director employs a fine ensemble cast to provide nerve-shredding suspense and psychological depth.