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[00:00.63] Mike: So Ana, you're from Portugal, right?

[00:02.38] Ana: Yes.

[00:03.13] Mike: I was wondering, I really like movies; are there any good Portuguese movies that you can recommend.

[00:09.88] Ana: Well, actually, now that you mentioned it, there is a really nice Portuguese movie that came out recently, I think last year.

[00:17.38] Mike: Oh really?

[00:18.63] Ana: Yes, it's called the Gilded Cage.

[00:20.63] Mike: The Gilded Cage?

[00:21.38] Ana: Yes. It was actually filmed in French and Portuguese because it's about a Portuguese family living in France.

[00:29.88] So you can have it both in Portuguese and in French. It's very interesting.

[00:34.63] Mike: Okay. And what's the story about?

[00:37.38] Ana: Well, a lot of Portuguese people have had to move to different European countries to find jobs.

[00:45.63] So it's about one of these families.

[00:47.13] And the main couple, they moved to France to find jobs and now, I think, 14 years have passed and they have two children.

[00:56.63] Mike: All right.

[00:57.63] Ana: And yeah, the children were born in France, and raised French-Portuguese.

[01:03.38] And it's about their internal conflict, about their identities and whether they are French or Portuguese.

[01:10.38] So actually, the family is given the opportunity to go back to Portugal.

[01:16.63] So they need to think about the pros and cons of leaving France; all the friendships that they have created, the jobs that they have in contrast to – yes.

[01:29.13] Mike: And this seems like an issue that many people will be able to identify with because there are many people leaving the country these days because of economic reasons, right?

[01:41.88] Ana: Yes, I think so. I talked to some of my friends about it and my friends that are in Portugal, they think it's quite a funny movie.

[01:50.63] But my friends who've left the country, they actually cried a lot during the movie because they could identify with the feelings of loneliness and being away from your country, your culture, your family.

[02:06.38] Mike: So you live outside of Portugal, how did you feel when you watched this movie?

[02:14.63] Ana: Well, it's a comedy, so I laughed a lot. But there were some difficult moments actually where I felt that my personal feelings and my personal experience were being targeted or just,

[02:28.38] you know, those issues of how I feel about my country and how I feel about living outside of Portugal.

[02:36.38] Mike: So it stirred some strong emotions for you.

[02:38.63] Ana: Yes. It was very difficult actually. And I couldn't stop thinking about the movie in the next few days.

[02:45.88] And it also helped me think where I was in my life now and whether I would go back.

[02:52.88] So for me, it was also a turning point.

[02:56.38] Mike: All right. That sounds like a very good movie. Would you recommend it to people who are not Portuguese as well?

[03:05.13] Ana: I do. I think that for most people who leave their countries, these people, they shared the feeling, they always leave something behind.

[03:14.88] So I think it will be able to reach different audiences from different countries.

[03:21.88] Mike: All right. So for anyone feeling a little homesick, it's a good movie to watch.

[03:26.38] Ana: Yes.