Memories of Prison

Accused of adultery, Ana Augusta Plácido (Maria João Bastos) and Camilo Castelo Branco (Albano Jerónimo) are imprisoned for over a year at the Cadeia da Relação in Porto—she in June 1860, he in October of the same year, following an eventful escape from justice through the nortm Featuring a cast that includes Paulo Pires, João Pedro Vaz, and Adriano Carvalho, the film chronicles not only the love, anguish, and social humiliation experienced in prison, but also the process of writing Amor de Perdição, one of Camilo’s greatest works.