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 SINTRA’S ROAD Summer of 1870. Two writers, Eça de Queiroz and Ramalho Ortigão decide to write a four-handed whodunit for the daily "Diário de Notícias". Could it be that the story they wrote as fiction is based on a real case? This question fuels the conflict between the two writers and drives them to a nearly fatal duel played out between Sintra and Malta. Lisbon is in commotion. One crime follows another in a story in which love is stronger than tradition, intrigue eludes evidence and everything happens at frenzied pace, as in a game. "Sintra’s Road" defies all conventions – it is a bitter comedy of manners and a biting critique of the romantic Portuguese society of the nineteenth century, and why not of today’s society. Awards Director Drama/Comedy Title Production Cast
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