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Zona J

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Tó, a black boy from Zona J, a tough neighborhood in Lisbon, falls in love with a white girl, Carla. Tó dreams of living in Angola and taking Carla with him. However, the reality the two teens are in complicates their plans...

movie

Status: Released

Released Date: 1998-12-08

Runtime: 88 mins

Director: Leonel Vieira

Writer: Rui Cardoso Martins, Luís Pedro Nunes

Spoken language: Português

Genres: Crime, Drama, Romance

Original title: Zona J

Production Companies: Instituto Português da Arte Cinematográfica e Audiovisual, MGN Filmes, SIC - Sociedade Independente de Comunicação

Production Countries: Portugal

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