From Now On (Portuguese: Daqui P'ra Frente) is a 2007 Portuguese film directed by Catarina Ruivo, written by Ruivo and Antonio Figueiredo and produced by Paulo Branco. The film stars Edgar Morais, Luís Miguel Cintra, Adelaide de Sousa, and Antonio Figueiredo.
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Directed by | Catarina Ruivo |
Produced by | Paulo Branco |
Written by | Catarina Ruivo Antonio Figueiredo |
Starring | Edgar Morais Luís Miguel Cintra Adelaide de Sousa Alexandre Pinto Rita Durão |
Music by | Vasco Pimentel |
Distributed by | Lusomundo |
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Running time | 102 minutes |
Country | Portugal |
Language | Portuguese |
Screenplay
Dora (Adelaide de Sousa) divides her time between her work as a beautician, her life with her police officer husband António (Luís Miguel Cintra), and her involvement in left-wing politics. When António comes across an unstable kid, Nelson (Edgar Morais), at a gas station he's trying to rob, António is lead through a series of events that challenge both his and his wife's stance on life.
- Edgar Morais as Nelson
- Luís Miguel Cintra as Antonio
- Adelaide de Sousa as Dora
- Alexandre Pinto as Jorge
- Antonio Figueiredo as Policeman
From Now On screened for the first time in 2007 at the Rio Film Festival, (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) and was widely released in Portugal, France and Germany on September 18, 2007. The official premiere took place in Lisbon, Portugal on January 24, 2008.
Awards
2008 Caminhos do Cinema Português
- Won: Best Film