Rafa

A Short film of

João Salaviza

Produced by

Les Films de l'Après-Midi

Production year2012

Runtime25 min

Synopsis

Rafa is thirteen years old. He lives in a small apartment in the south suburb of Lisbon with his mother, his sister and his nephew. On a summer night, Rafa learns that his mother was arrested by the police. On the motorcycle of a friend, he crosses the bridge of April 25th and goes to the police station of the city center to see her and wait for her liberation. The night falls. Rafa ha decided not to return home without his mother.

Credits

Director (1)

João Salaviza
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Actors (3)

Rodrigo Perdigao

Joana De Verona

Pietro Romani

Production and distribution (2)

Executive Producer : Les Films de l'Après-Midi

Foreign production company : Filmes do Tejo

Full credits (12)

Executive Producer : François D'Artemare

Screenwriter : João Salaviza

Director of Photography : Vasco Viana

Editors : Rodolphe Molla, João Salaviza

Sound Recordist : Olivier Blanc

Costume designer : Nadia Henriques

Foreign producer : Maria João Mayer

Production manager : Joana Synek

Sound Editor : Nuno Carvalho

Continuity supervisor : Mariana Gaivão

Production Designer : Nadia Henriques

Sound Mixer : Ivan Gariel

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Technical details

Type : Short film
Genres : Fiction
Sub-genre : Psychological drama, Portrait
Themes : Adolescence, Family, Justice
Production language : Portuguese
Coproducer countries : France, Portugal
Original French-language productions : Unspecified
Nationality : Majority French (France, Portugal)
Production year : 2012
Runtime : 25 min
Visa number : 131.100
Visa issue date : 12/06/2012
Production formats : Super 16
Color type : Color
Aspect ratio : 1.33
Audio format : Dolby SR
Rating restrictions : None

News & awards

Selections (7)

Uppsala International Short Film Festival
Sweden, 2018
Programme spécial
Prague International Short Film Festival
Czech Republic, 2013
Programmes spéciaux
Cork International Film Festival
Ireland, 2012
International Competition
Uppsala International Short Film Festival
Sweden, 2012
International Competition

Awards (2)

Uppsala International Short Film Festival
Sweden, 2012
Ingmar Bergman Prize
Berlin International Film Festival
Germany, 2012
Golden Bear

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