The Baron

The Baron

Finally the remake of the film banned by the fascist dictatorship

2011 · 105 min · ★ 6.7 · Drama, Mystery, Horror

A school inspector travels to the baron’s fiefdom to write a report on a heathen teacher. Having arrived, he is invited to stay with the baron, who makes predictions about women, horses and politics while the mysterious Idalina serves food and drink. The inspector becomes inextricably entangled in the baron’s world.

Directed by Edgar Pêra · Written by Luísa Costa Gomes

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