Get a Life
Original title: Ganhar a Vida
7.3/ 10IMDb6.77
20011h 55m
Overview
During one winter night, a Portuguese teenager, Alvaro, loses his life in a fight between a youth gang and the cops in a suburb of Paris. Cidalia, a 36 year old cleaning woman, his mother, decides to defy the code of silence of the Portuguese community and tries to find the truth. She losses her friends, her job and her family but gains a life.
Top-billed cast
- RRita Blanco
- AAdriano Luz
- TTeresa Madruga
- AAlda Gomes
- OOlivier Leite
- MMaria David
- YYvette Caldas
- JJinie Rainho
- AAdélia Baltazar
- LLuis Rego
Crew
- Director
- João Canijo
- Writers
- João Canijo, Celine Pouillon, Pierre Hodgson
- Producer
- Paulo Branco
- Production
- Madragoa Filmes, Instituto do Cinema, Audiovisual e Multimédia, Gemini Films
Frequently asked questions
What is Get a Life rated?
Get a Life has an audience rating of 7.3 out of 10 from 7 votes.
Who directed Get a Life?
Get a Life was directed by João Canijo.
When was Get a Life released?
Get a Life was released in 2001.
