Call Girl
Seen it?2007 | 145 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime-drama fans and anyone who likes to be kept guessing. If you loved The Shawshank Redemption or Dial M for Murder, start here.
- The mood
- Tense, dark and gritty.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 2 hr 25 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in Portuguese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
A powerful entrepreneur wants to build an exclusive resort hotel in Villanova, but he discovers the location he has in mind is protected by local land-use regulations. He hires Maria, a beautiful and elegant prostitute, to seduce the mayor, leaving him open to blackmail if he won't give the entrepreneur what he wants. Maria has no trouble twisting Meireles around her finger, but police detectives Madeira and Neves get wind of the plan and set out to expose the plot...
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$2 million worldwide on a $1 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 981 people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by António-Pedro Vasconcelos
- Joaquim de AlmeidaMouros
- Soraia ChavesMaria
- Ivo CanelasMadeira
- Nicolau BreynerCarlos Meireles
- José RaposoNeves
- José EduardoGomes
- Maria João AbreuAmália
- Custódia GallegoOdete
- Ana PadrãoInês
- Virgílio CasteloHealth Minister