
Portuguesehybridbetweenfictionanddocumentary,youthandadulthood,andayoungcouple'swidelydifferentviewsofadarkfuture.<br/> Marianaisayoungwomaninher20swhohasmovedfromherparents'homeinthenorthernpartofcrisis-riddenPortugaltoLisbon,tolivewithherboyfriendAlex.ButnowheisonhiswaytoNewYorktopursuehisambitionsasanactor.Thetwoofthemhaveaquitedifferentapproachtothecountry'scrisisandbleakprospectswhentheymeetagaininherhometown,wherealocalmythtalksabouthowcrossingtheriverofoblivionwillallowyoutoputthepastbehindyou.MarianandAlexmustmaketheirownchoices.Lisbon,whichisgraduallygainingthestatusasEurope'snewBerlin,andthedesolatelandscapesinthenorthofthecountryarethelocationswhereanelegantencountertakesplacebetweenarealsocialreality,thecouple'sownexperiencesandacinematicvision,whichisnotlimitedbydocumentarydogma.'AGirlofHerAge'isMárcioLaranjeira'sdebut,andshedemonstratesaspecialsenseofaplace'satmosphereandcharacter,andfortheunderlyingsocialandpoliticalcurrents.Afilmthathastobeseeninthecinema.
