
Al Berto
Portugal, 1975. A time of rough changes. A young gay artist trapped in a small seaside town ran by communist winds. Al Berto, the writer, embodies an entire moving generation. He and his friends exude youth, eccentricity and hope for the future - but right after the fall of Portugal's dictatorship system, the country is not yet ready for his love story.
- 5.8
- 2017
- Released
- 1h 53m

Ricardo Teixeira
Al Berto
José Pimentão
João Maria
Ana Vilela da Costa
Clara
João Villas-Boas
Maria Belga
Rita Loureiro
Alcide
Mia Tomé
Cândida
Gabriela Barros
Leonor
Raquel Rocha Vieira
Sara
Joana Almeida
Manuela
Manuela Couto
Mulher do Sarau
Duarte Grilo
Zé
Carlos Oliveira
Vicente, João Maria's Father
Rute Miranda
Sybila
Elsa Valentim
Almerinda
Paulo Duarte Ribeiro
Palhaço Rico
Tobias Monteiro
Mestre de Cerimónias
Henrique Bispo
Oficial da Marinha 3
Márcia Cardoso
Cantora Piano
Adriana Melo

David Cipriano
(Uncredited)
Tadeu Faustino
Oficial da Marinha 1
Diana Lara
(Uncredited)
André Leitão
Rapaz a Tocar PianoReleased
pt
$24,336.00
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Reviews

It's quite odd to watch this film and realise that it's not that long ago that homosexuality was illegal in Portugal. Slap bang amidst the "Carnation Revolution", optimism was high in a country recovering from decades of dictatorship and the young were at the forefront of that new-found confidence. "Al Berto" (Ricardo Teixeira) lives in what was his family home with his mother, friends, and his bo











