Hovering Over the Water (1986)

Directed by João César Monteiro

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Laura Rossellini, a widow from Rome, vacations on the Algarve coast one hot summer. One day while sunbathing, she finds a wounded man named Robert drifting in the surf on a rubber raft. She takes him home, and, after he is revived, learns his story. As they talk, their mutual attraction grows, until a group of armed men suddenly arrive looking for Robert.

Genre: Drama, Romance

Language: pt

Production

Cinematographer: Acácio de Almeida · Editors: Leonor Guterres, Manuela Viegas, Marina Carvalho

Production: Instituto Português de Cinema (IPC)

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