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Embargo
Movie Details

Title: Embargo

Release Date: 30 Oct 2010

Runtime: 1h 20m

Genre: Comedy, Drama

Director: Persona Non Grata Pictures, Vaca Films, RTP, Diler & Associados

Production Companies: Persona Non Grata Pictures, Vaca Films, RTP, Diler & Associados

Overview: Nuno is a man working at a hot dog stand, who also invented a machine which promises to revolutionize the shoe industry- a foot scanner. In the middle of a gasoline embargo and finding himself in a strange predicament, Nuno becomes mysteriously confined to his car, finding his life suddenly embargoed.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 6.1 (9 votes)

Cast

  • Nuno: Filipe Costa
  • Margarida: Cláudia Carvalho
  • Sérgio: Pedro Diogo
  • Patrão: José Raposo
  • Mr. Alves: Fernando Taborda
  • Sara: Laura Matos
  • Miúdo 1: João Caetano
  • Dr. Vitor: Eloy Monteiro
  • Secretary: Nuno Ávila
  • Jovem Empresário: Miguel Lança
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