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Completed - PORTUGUESE - Drama - 110 minutes

Log Line

A temperamental old woman, her Cape Verdean maid and a neighbour devoted to social causes live in the same Lisbon apartment building. When the old lady dies, the other two learn of an episode from her past: a tale of love and crime set in an Africa straight from the world of adventure films.




Previous markets

  • Berlin EFM 2012 (Screening)
  • Cannes 2012 (Screening)
  • Toronto 2012 (Screening)
Full history

Year of production : 2012

Director(s) : Miguel GOMES
 Writer(s) : Miguel GOMES, Maria RICARDO
 Cast : Teresa MADRUGA, Laura SOVERAL, Ana MOREIRA, Henrique ESPÍRITO SANTO, Carloto COTTA, Isabel CARDOSO, Ivo MÜLLER, Manuel MESQUITA

 Producer(s) : Luís URBANO (O Som E A Furia), Janine JACKOWSKI (Komplizen Film GmbH), Jonas DORNBACH (Komplizen Film GmbH)

Production

Country(ies) : PORTUGAL, GERMANY, BRAZIL, FRANCE

Distributors More info with Europa distribution

ARGENTINA Apr 25, 2013 ZETA FILMS SRL
ARGENTINA VAIVEM (BUENOS
AUSTRALIA PALACE FILMS
AUSTRIA STADTKINO FILMV
BELGIUM Jan 09, 2013 NUMÉRO ZÉRO
CANADA FILMS WE LIKE
CANADA EYESTEELFILM
FRANCE DOGMA FILMS
FRANCE Dec 05, 2012 SHELLAC
GREECE SEVEN FILMS
HUNGARY CIRKO FILM KFT.
JAPAN SHIN NIPPON FIL
MEXICO CINETECA NACION
NETHERLAND Jun 06, 2013 CONTACT FILM
NORWAY NORSK FILMKLUBB
POLAND Mar 01, 2013 AURORA FILMS (P
SPAIN ABORDAR
SWITZERLAN LOOK NOW! FILMD
TAIWAN GREAT LEAP FORW
UNITED KIN NEW WAVE FILMS
URUGUAY CINEMATECA URUG
USA ADOPT FILMS
USA FILM FORUM
USA MUBI, INC


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Festivals and Awards

Berlinale - Berlin IFF 2012 - Competition (Alfred Bauer Prize)
Toronto - TIFF 2012 Wavelengths
New York FF 2012 Main slate
Stockholm IFF 2012 Competition
Tromso IFF 2013 Competition Program


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