A Esperança Está Onde Menos Se Espera (2009)
Lourenço is the son of Francisco Figueiredo, a soccer coach in the beginning of a very promising career. Everything goes well: Francisco's team is in the Portuguese Cup final and Lourenço is going to be class valedictorian in a very prestigious private high school. But everything starts to collapse. Francisco is fired and Lourenço must transfer to a public high school whose students are predominantly from a ghetto near Lisbon. While Lourenço is fighting to fit into a new and harsh reality, he also helps his father find his lost dignity. Hope is a strange place.
Director: Joaquim Leitão
Runtime: 122 min
Release Date: September 17, 2009
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Country: Portugal
Language: Português
Original Language: pt
More Films by Director: Joaquim Leitão
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is A Esperança Está Onde Menos Se Espera about?
- Lourenço is the son of Francisco Figueiredo, a soccer coach in the beginning of a very promising career. Everything goes well: Francisco's team is in the Portuguese Cup final and Lourenço is going to be class valedictorian in a very prestigious private high school. But everything starts to collapse. Francisco is fired and Lourenço must transfer to a public high school whose students are predominantly from a ghetto near Lisbon. While Lourenço is fighting to fit into a new and harsh reality, he also helps his father find his lost dignity. Hope is a strange place.
- Who directed A Esperança Está Onde Menos Se Espera?
- A Esperança Está Onde Menos Se Espera was directed by Joaquim Leitão.
- Who stars in A Esperança Está Onde Menos Se Espera?
- A Esperança Está Onde Menos Se Espera stars Alcides, Alex, Angi Almeida, Vanessa Almeida, Jorge Chança, Humberto Bernardo.
- How long is A Esperança Está Onde Menos Se Espera?
- A Esperança Está Onde Menos Se Espera has a runtime of 2h 2m (122 minutes).
- Where was A Esperança Está Onde Menos Se Espera produced?
- A Esperança Está Onde Menos Se Espera was produced in Portugal.