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"Testamento"
1997
Directed by Francisco Manso

A young woman finds out the truth about the wealthy father she never knew through a series of tape-recorded memoirs in this winning tale of the past meeting the present in Cape Verde. A universal story told within a very specific cultural landscape and with plenty of humor and color. "Testamento is no more and no less than a story of one man's life, presented as something surreal, absurd and vain--yet ennobled by moments of haunting tenderness" (Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle). Portuguese with English subtitles. 112 minutes.