Cast
Henrique Viana Júlia Britton Eunice Muñoz Ruy Furtado Isabel de Castro Joaquim Mendes
Credits
Written by: 
João Botelho
Plot
Based on Dickens' Hard Times, transposed to modern Portugal, a stylized adaptation about industrial power and its inhumanity.
Sinekatalog’s take
A stylized and unusual Dickens adaptation.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 6.8 / 10 (122 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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