The Forest is a 2002 film

2002 in film

The year 2002 in film involved some significant events. The first significant releases of sequels took place between The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones, Men in Black II, Analyze That, Spy Kids 2: The Island of...

 directed by Leonel Vieira

Leonel Vieira

Leonel Vieira is a Portuguese film director. He directed films such as Zona J , A Bomba , The Forest .-External links:...

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The movie won the "Best Film" at the 2003 Golden Globes Portugal.

Plot

Alberto (played by Diogo Morgado) is a young Portuguese

Portugal

Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...

 monarchist who in 1912 is exiled to Brazil

Brazil

Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...

. There, he is contracted by Velasco (Karra Elejalde), a Spanish

Spain

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 overseer, to work in the heart of the forest

Forest

A forest, also referred to as a wood or the woods, is an area with a high density of trees. As with cities, depending where you are in the world, what is considered a forest may vary significantly in size and have various classification according to how and what of the forest is composed...

. Alberto discovers a strange and wild world, in which the Indians, the fever and the madness of the men are daily dangers.

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