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Millennium’s Turn
Maria and her friends’ bucolic childhood is haunted by an unexpected doubt. On television, they talked about the year 2000 bug and the chance that the world would end. So, how would they spend the days that remained, at a time when there was time? This is a small portrait of the last pre-internet childhoods […]
Aurora
We are Two Abysses
The best of worlds
Marta and Miguel are part of a group of scientists and are a couple in their private life. Their relationship is put to the test when data analyzed by Marta points to a very high probability that a huge earthquake could hit Lisbon. The scientists are divided in the debate about whether or not to […]
Heartless
Summer 1996, on the coast of Alagoas. Tamara is enjoying her last few weeks in the fishing village where she lives, before leaving to study in Brasilia. One day, she hears about a girl they call “Heartless” because of a scar on her chest. As the summer progresses, Tamara becomes attracted to this mysterious girl.
Coast
One winter’s night, the sea once again threatens the apartment tower where two neighbors live. The next day, their children come to pressure them to leave everything behind.
Migratory movements
Pedro Paniágua recently arrived in Brazil and faces a daily challenge to survive. He plans to bring his family when he adapts to the new country. When a swallow lands on his house, he is torn between the routine of looking for a job and trying to save the bird. Everywhere he goes, he encounters […]
Night in a forest
In the 15th century in Portugal, a group of monks built a wall around a forest and prevented women from entering. But the hands of the living can’t control everything: in the invisible world, where night reigns and only souls illuminate the forest, women have built their kingdom, without walls.
The Tuner of Silences
Mwanito has lived on a crane hunting reserve for eight years. The only people he knows are his father, his brother, an uncle and an employee. He’s been told that the rest of the world is dead, that all the roads are sad, that everyone is waiting for an excuse from God.