Agosto (film)

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Agosto
Directed by Jorge Silva Melo
Written by Philippe Arnaud, Jorge Silva Melo
Release date
  • 1987 (1987)
Running time
90 minutes
Country France
Language French

Agosto is a 1987 French drama film directed by Jorge Silva Melo. [1] [2]

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References

  1. "Agosto". CinePT-Cinema Portugues (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-05-20.
  2. La Revue du cinéma (in French). Ligue française de l'enseignement et de l'éducation permanente. 1989. p. 75.