Released:
1990-02-09

Overview:
Juan Alvarez, a Spanish refugee in Canada, shoemaker, picks up at his home Manuel, a 12-year-old Portuguese teenager, whom he teaches to read, to assert his rights and who speaks of the Spanish civil war.

Director:
François Labonté

Runtime:
1h 19min

Genre:
Comedy, Drama

• Cast:
• 
  Francisco Rabal
  as
  Juan Alvarez
• 
  Nuno Da Costa
  as
  Manuel Estrada
• 
  Luiz Saraiva
  as
  Vasco Estrada (as Luiz Saraïva)
• 
  Kim Yaroshevskaya
  as
  Rosa Alvarez
• 
  Isabel Serra
  as
  Estella Estrada