Synopsis
In a village in the north east of Portugal, an inexplicable drama has taken place. An elderly woman is found dead in her garden infested with vipers while her forty-year-old daughter, Lurdes, has run away without saying a word to anyone. Mystery hovers of the tragic destiny of this house.
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Actors (4)
Production and distribution (3)
- Executive Producer : Fluxus Films
- Foreign production company : Ukbar Filmes
- Film exports/foreign sales : L'Agence du court métrage
Full credits (13)
- Executive Producer : Gaëlle Mareschi
- Screenwriter : Cristèle Alves Meira
- Director of Photography : Rui Poças
- Editor : Raphaël Lefèvre
- Sound Recordist : Amaury Arboun
- Foreign producer : Pandora Da Cunha Telles
- Voice : Jacqueline Corado
- Production Manager : Bruno Padrão
- Sound Editor : Vincent Pateau
- Continuity supervisor : Louise Arhex
- Artistic Director : Julien Michel
- Special Effects : Julien Michel
- Sound Mixer : Cédric Lionnet
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Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Psychological drama, Fantasy
- Themes : News story, Monde rural, Marginality, Femininity, The neighborhood
- Production language : Portuguese, French
- Coproducer countries : France, Portugal
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : Majority French (France, Portugal)
- Production year : 2016
- Runtime : 19 min 52 seconds
- Visa number : 144.271
- Visa issue date : 21/03/2017
- Production formats : HD
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 1.85
- Audio format : DTS 5.1
- Rating restrictions : None
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Awards (1)
IndieLisboa International Independent Film Festival (Lisbon)
Portugal, 2016
Prix Fnac nouveau talent compétition nationale
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