Arquivo / 49ª mostra

Paco and his Spanish mother wish to visit the land of their forebears. With no money after the confiscation under the government of president Fernando Collor, Paco agrees to deliver a mysterious package —on request of the equally mysterious Igor, in Portugal, in exchange for his fares. Paco loses the package and meets a Brazilian woman, Alex, working as a waitress in Portugal, and living with Miguel, a smuggler musician addicted to heroin. Paco flees to Spain pursued by robbers with an interest in the package containing a violin with hidden diamonds.

"Foreign Land" was restored by VideoFilmes in 2021, from the original 16mm film, digitized in high resolution at Éclair Laboratories. The audio was remastered to the 5.1 format from the original sound mix in Dolby Stereo.