The Vows () is a 1973 Portuguese drama film directed by António de Macedo. It was entered into the 1973 Cannes Film Festival.
Synopsis Maria do Mar and her husband, José, are young newlyweds living in a fishing village, Palheiros de Tocha, between Aveiro and Figueira da Foz. Their intimacy is disturbed, however, by a vow of chastity they took as a result of a storm that caused the shipwreck of José's father's boat. Both live in permanent tension, caused by the presence of Labareda, a gypsy taken in by the couple following a dispute in which he was stabbed.
Cast Guida Maria - Maria do Mar Sinde Filipe - Labareda João Mota - José Luís Santos - Salvador J. Rodrigues de Carvalho - Mário Fernando Loureiro - Gypsy Luís Barradas - Gypsy Fernanda Coimbra - Gypsy Maria - Joaquina Grece de Castro - Grandmother Xico Machado - Father João Agostinho Alves - Father Couto Celeste Alves - Maria's neighbour
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