The Little Bird of Ribeira

(1960)

★ 6.3 IMDb · 3 votes

Genres: Drama, Family, Romance

Year: 1960

Runtime: 84 мин

Country: Portugal

Director: Augusto Fraga

Cast: Deolinda Rodrigues, António Silva, Leónia Mendes, Manuel Santos Carvalho, Paiva Raposo, Humberto Madeira

Plot

Popular in the riverside area of Porto, Micas raised her daughter, Madalena, at the cost of sacrifice, as her father emigrated to Brazil. With a happy voice, Madalena works on unloading the coal, seeing her loves thwarted by her humble condition. Barata, another typical figure who makes a living from expedients, helps Madalena's father - meanwhile returned, to "register" her - in a kidnapping plan capable of facilitating her reconciliation with Micas, who is reluctant... Things get complicated, but happiness ends up triumphing.