A Intrusa

A Intrusa is a 1979 Brazilian drama film directed by Carlos Hugo Christensen, based on the short story "La intrusa" by Jorge Luis Borges. The film is about the parallel lives of two gaucho brothers with Danish ancestry. It was shot in Uruguaiana, Rio Grande do Sul.

Cast

José de Abreu as Christian
Arlindo Barreto as Eduardo
Maria Zilda Bethlem as Juliana
Palmira Barbosa as Efigênia
Fernando de Almeida as João Iberra
Ricardo Marnick
Mauricio Loyola
Heloísa Gadel
Nelson Pinto Bastos
Hermes Lago
Reception

At the 1980 Gramado Film Festival the film won four Golden Kikito awards, including Best Director, Best Actor, Best Cinematography and Best Music, and was also nominated for Best Film.