Synopsis
The film sketches the portrait of the filmmaker's uncle, who left fifty years ago for Brazil. As the years went by, he continued to tell his mother that he'd return. But fifty years later, she's still waiting for him. Why did Antonio never return to Portugal?
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Director (1)
Production and distribution (2)
- Executive Producer : GREC - Groupe de Recherches et d'Essais Cinématographiques
- Film exports/foreign sales : L'Agence du court métrage
Full credits (6)
- Executive Producer : Anne Luthaud
- Screenwriter : Ana Maria Gomes
- Directors of photography : Ana Maria Gomes, Lisa Persson
- Editor : Suzana Pedro
- Sound recordists : Diana Meireles, Antonio Carlos Jesus, Henrique Ligeiro
- Sound Editor : Colin Idier
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Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Documentary
- Sub-genre : Portrait
- Themes : Family, Travel
- Production language : Portuguese
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2015
- Runtime : 41 min 47 seconds
- Visa number : 141.771
- Visa issue date : 06/08/2019
- Production formats : HD
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 1.85
- Audio format : DTS 5.1
- Rating restrictions : None
News & awards
Selections (3)
Awards (1)
Vila do Conde International Short Film Festival
Portugal, 2016
Best Film in the National Competition
Prix du public compétition nationale
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