Characters & Themes
Water and Salt (2001) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 2001 · 117 mins · Portuguese
- Directed by
- Teresa Villaverde
- Starring
- Maria de Medeiros, Joaquim de Almeida, Ana Moreira, Miguel Borges, Chico Buarque, Alexandre Pinto
Ana lives in a small seaside village with her husband and daughter. When her husband leaves for a few days, she plans to finish a long‑standing project, but her beach walks bring unexpected events: she rescues a drowning stranger, meets young Alexandre and Emilia, and her friend Vera shows up at her house, changing everything.
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