In 1940s Portugal, poor and illiterate, five boys work the Tejo mudflats to exhaustion, making tiles from clay. One refuses to stay trapped in poverty. Their fight revives "the sons of men who were never boys."
Director
Writers
Mário Cunha (screenplay) | Soeiro Pereira Gomes (based on the book by)
Producers
Pandora da Cunha Telles (producer) | Pablo Iraola (producer)
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Updated Sep 14, 2025

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38 cast members
Name Known for
Pedro Almendra
António António   See fewer
Tomás Alves
Joaquim Joaquim   See fewer
Romeu Bairos
Chico Lindinho Chico Lindinho   See fewer
Martim Balsa
Canina Canina   See fewer
Miguel Borges
Zé Vicente Zé Vicente   See fewer
Ana Bustorff
Ti Rosa Ti Rosa   See fewer
Victor Caetano
Homem do Carrossel Homem do Carrossel   See fewer
Alec Catarino
Mateus Mateus   See fewer
Pedro Dias
Monteiro Monteiro   See fewer
Pedro Diogo
Má-Cara Má-Cara   See fewer
Dulce Domingos
Cecília Cecília   See fewer
Miguel Frazão
Vidigal Vidigal   See fewer
Carla Gil
Mulher Prostituta Mulher Prostituta   See fewer
Gabriel Kapinha
Carraça Carraça   See fewer
Augusto Madeira
Sr. Castro Sr. Castro   See fewer
Artur Malheiros
Industrial Industrial   See fewer
Maria João Pinho
Maria do Bote Maria do Bote   See fewer
Frederico Pinto
Gaitinhas Gaitinhas   See fewer
Salvador Rio
Guedelhas Guedelhas   See fewer
Inês Rosado
Aurora Aurora   See fewer
Eric Santos
Homem do Torpedo Homem do Torpedo   See fewer
Valdemar Santos
Ti Bento Ti Bento   See fewer
Álvaro Silva
Maquineta Maquineta   See fewer
Sérgio Silva
Médico Médico   See fewer
Afonso Soares
Arturinho Arturinho   See fewer
Gonçalo Soares
Carlinhos Carlinhos   See fewer
Margarida Vila-Nova
Madalena Madalena   See fewer
Gonçalo Waddington
Manuel do Bote Manuel do Bote   See fewer
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