Killing the Saudades
1988, Portuguese. Directed by Fernando Lopes.
Abel, 47 years old, two wars - in the colonies and France, emigration - several scars from many battles lost, returns in a jump to Portugal, to his lost village in the northern interior, near the border, from where one day he'd be gone, also from a jump. A letter, from his brother Peter, warned him that everything changed. Even Teresa. Abel catches sight of his childhood in the village hills, the old tribe. From a distance everything seams to be in the same placesa, the old dog is all that remains of the past. In the village the Act of Passion will be performed and Teresa is one of the participants. Abel takes the old gestures and prepares his plan: eliminate one by one Teresa's suitors, to consummate during the act of the Passion, her death ...
- Runtime
- 1h 25m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Portuguese
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- Released
- 1 January 1988
- Original title
- Matar Saudades
- Country
- Portugal
- Written by
- Fernando Lopes, Carlos Saboga, António-Pedro Vasconcelos
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Killing the Saudades runs 85 minutes (1h 25m).
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Killing the Saudades isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 January 1988. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
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Who directed Killing the Saudades?
Killing the Saudades (1988) was directed by Fernando Lopes and stars Rogério Samora, Teresa Madruga, Pedro Efe.