The Green Years
1963, Portuguese. Directed by Paulo Rocha.
Nineteen-year-old Julio heads to Lisbon from the provinces and gets a job as a shoemaker for his uncle Raul. But when he meets Ilda, a confident young housemaid who becomes a regular shop visitor, his working-class values collide with the bourgeois trappings of modern life.
- Runtime
- 1h 31m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Portuguese
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- Released
- 29 November 1963
- Original title
- Os Verdes Anos
- Country
- Portugal
- Written by
- Nuno Bragança, Paulo Rocha
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The Green Years runs 91 minutes (1h 31m).
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The Green Years isn’t on a subscription OTT platform in India, but you can watch it free or rent it or buy it online. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Green Years?
If you liked The Green Years, try The Son of a Thousand Men, Hands of Stone, Salomé.
Who directed The Green Years?
The Green Years (1963) was directed by Paulo Rocha and stars Rui Gomes, Isabel Ruth, Paulo Renato.