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1997 Portuguese film

Tentação
Directed by	Joaquim Leitão
Screenplay by	Joaquim Leitão
Produced by	Tino Navarro
Starring	Diogo Infante Cristina Câmara Ana Bustorff Joaquim de Almeida Sofia Leite
Cinematography	Carlos Assis
Production companies	MGN SIC Sky Light Cinema
Distributed by	Lusomundo
Release date	December 26, 1997 (1997-12-26) (Portugal)
Running time	115 minutes
Country	Portugal
Language	Portuguese
Budget	$265,000,000
Box office	400,000 admissions (Portugal)

Tentação is a 1997 Portuguese drama film directed by Joaquim Leitão. It was released on 26 December 1997.

Cast

Production

It had a budget of $265,000,000. The filming locations included Vila Nova de Gaia and Lisbon.

Synopsis

Father Antonio is a priest by vocation, committed and generous, very dear to the people of Vila Daires, a quiet town in the North of the country. But Father Antonio is also a man, and Vila Daires is not as peaceful as it seems. Father António's good intentions will not be enough to stop the escalating conflicts. And when his fate crosses paths with Lena, the town's "black sheep", he will also be forced to confront his own demons. Especially those he never even thought existed.

Reception

The film was successful in Portugal. 18 days after being released, the film had 203,853 admissions and went on to have admissions of 400,000, being one of the top 10 grossing films of the year.

Accolades

Award	Date	Category	Recipients and nominees	Result
Globos de Ouro	1998	Best Film	Tentação	Won
		Best Director	Joaquim Leitão	Won
		Best Actor	Joaquim de Almeida	Won
Troféus Nova Gente	16 March 1998	Best Film	Tentação	Won
Troféus Nova Gente	16 March 1998	Best Acting	Cristina Câmara	Won

References

^ Green, Jennifer (2 June 2000). "April Captains scores in home market". Screen International. p. 23.
"Tentação". cinecartaz (Público) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 31 May 2014.
^ "1997 - TENTAÇÃO". Cinema Português (in Portuguese). Instituto Camões. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
"1997". Cinema Português (in Portuguese). Instituto Camões. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
^ "1998". Cinema Português (in Portuguese). Instituto Camões. Retrieved 31 May 2014.

External links

Tentação at IMDb

v t e Films directed by Joaquim Leitão
Adão e Eva (1995) Tentação (1997) A Esperança Está Onde Menos Se Espera (2009) Quarta Divisão (2013) Sei Lá (2014)

v t e Portuguese Golden Globe for Best Film
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