Memories of Prison Memórias do Cárcere
A fascinating and vivid portrait of Camilo Castelo Branco, based on one of the most remarkable episodes of his life, when the writer and Ana Plácido were imprisoned in Porto's court jail as a result of the famous adultery trial that shook nineteenth-century Portuguese society.
A collection of extraordinary stories of people with bitter existences — forgers, parricides, infanticides, and even a king — that Camilo heard and recounted there, with his inexhaustible creative genius, in the book Memórias do Cárcere (Memories of Prison), which the film adapts.
Cast and crew
Starring
Albano Jerónimo
Maria João Bastos
Paulo Pires
Afonso Pimentel
João Pedro Vaz
Marcello Urgeghe
Adriano Carvalho
With the special participation of
Soraia Chaves
Adriano Luz
Ricardo Pereira
Beatriz Brás
Bárbara Branco
Rui Morisson
Diogo Infante
Screenplay by Carlos Saboga
Based on the novel by Camilo Castelo Branco
and on the original screenplay by Luca Paiva Mello, André Catarinacho and Bruna Skrzypek
Directed by Sérgio Graciano
Director of Photography João Ribeiro
Production Design Isabel Branco
Editing Micael Espinha
Sound Director Ricardo Leal
Sound Editing Pedro Góis
1st Assistant Director Nuno Casanovas
Produced by Paulo Branco
A Leopardo Filmes production
With the financial support of
ICA – Institute of Cinema and Audiovisual
Tourism and Cinema Support Fund
RTP – Rádio e Televisão de Portugal
Associate Producer
Scriptonita Films
With the support of
Porto City Council
Viana do Castelo City Council
Matosinhos City Council
Vila Nova de Famalicão City Council
Ponte de Lima City Council
Alvarães Parish Council
Filmaporto — Film Commission
