Completed - BRAZILIAN-PORTUGUESE - Fantasy, Documentary - 78 minutes
A Portuguese girl arrives at the Lencois Island, in Brazil. Curious about this new place surrounded by huge white sand dunes, she meets its inhabitants. They are all descendants of King Don Sebastian of Portugal, who disappeared in the 16th Century in the Morocco desert.
Year of production : 2015 Director(s) : Larissa FIGUEIREDO Writer(s) : Larissa FIGUEIREDO Cast : Joana DE VERONA Producer(s) : Rafael URBAN (TU I TAM FILMES), Larissa FIGUEIREDO (TU I TAM FILMES), João CASTELO BRANCO (Tu i Tam Filmes)
When the Portuguese King Don Sebastian lost the Alcacer Quibir's battle in the 16th Century, his body was swallowed by the sands of Morocco and disappeared. His spirit, however, raised an army and founded an enchanted kingdom in the Lençóis Island, in the Northeast of Brazil. Five centuries later, Joana, a young Portuguese woman, arrives in the island looking for her long gone king.
Country(ies) : BRAZIL
DocCorner 2016San Sebastian FF 2015 Film Library (not in selection)Ventana Sur 2015 Video LibraryRotterdam IFFR 2015 (Bright Future - FIPRESCI nominee)