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)
Actors (3)
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
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
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