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The Policewoman is a portugais film of genre Drama directed by Joaquim Sapinho with Vítor Norte
The Policewoman (2003)
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Add to a movie listThe Policewoman (Portuguese: Mulher Polícia) is an independent Portuguese drama film directed by Joaquim Sapinho, produced at Rosa Filmes, which had its world premiere in 2003 at the Berlin International Film Festival.
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The film tells the story of a mother and a son from the interior of Portugal that run away to Lisbon to avoid being separated by the state institutions that want to take the child away from the mother.Actors
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