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Inferno

Directed by Joaquim Leitão.
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. 

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