In a fishing village, a young couple of newly-weds, both deeply religious, find themselves unable to consummate the marriage due to a chastity vow the young man made when his father almost died during a shipwreck. And now they live in a permanent state of tension, increased by the presence of a gypsy that they shelter under their roof. A violent drama explodes at the end.
Festival
Official Selection - Cannes 1972.
Feature Film
Drama
102'
Colour
35 mm available in Betacam
Title
The Vow, 1972 "A Promessa"
Director
António de Macedo
Production
Centro Português do Cinema
Co-Production
António de Macedo, Tobis Portuguesa, Francisco de Castro
Cast
Guida Maria
João Mota
Sinde Filipe
Luís Santos