Film

Passionada

2003 · 1h 48m · Comedy · Romance

IMDb

6.1

Rotten Tomatoes

57%

Metacritic

53

The film is a romantic comedy about the Portuguese widow of a fisherman who died at sea. The widow's teenage daughter, who wants to be a professional gambler, convinces her mother to date a British man who's new in town. The widow falls for the Brit, who pretends to be in the fishing business but is actually a professional gambler. The naïve daughter gets into some trouble.

Jason Isaacs

Charles Beck

Sofia Milos

Celia Amonte

Emmy Rossum

Vicky Amonte

Theresa Russell

Lois Vargas

Seymour Cassel

Daniel Vargas

Lupe Ontiveros

Angelica Amonte

Chris Tardio

Gianni Martinez

Benjamin Mouton

Frankie the Pit Boss

Robert Montano

Father Emmanuel

Bill Burr

Blackjack Player

Anthero Montenegro

Joseph Amonte

Charley Broderick

Club Owner

John Fiore

Night Club MC

Rebekah Aramini

Celia's Portuguese Dance Mentor

Marion Eaton

Betsy (uncredited)

Jason Cutler

Russian (uncredited)

• Dan IrelandDirector
• Jim JermanokScreenplay
• David BakalarStory · Producer
• Claudio RochaDirector of Photography
• Harry Gregson-WilliamsOriginal Music Composer
• Luis ColinaEditor

Release date

August 17, 2003

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 48m

Rated

12

Genres

Comedy, Romance

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