Iris (2017)
During the war of the Portuguese overseas colonies, Íris Maria, an 18-year-old Portuguese girl born on a small island in Mozambique won the titles of Miss Mozambique and Miss Portugal 1972. This is her story.
Top billed cast
Bruna QuintasÍris
Carla SalgueiroIsadora
Luís GasparÓscar
Sílvia RizzoSandra
Ricardo CastroRui
Diogo MesquitaPide
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