Synopsis
A baby is born in a village. It is the only child. Apart from him, there are only six other inhabitants: his parents and four elderly people. As the years go by, the number of villagers diminishes, until the only person left is the child who is now an adult. One night, he is haunted by a dream: who will bury him? He then decides to build a machine to carry out this task.
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Actors (9)
Production and distribution (2)
- Executive Producer : Pomme Hurlante Films
- Foreign production company : Terratreme Filmes
Full credits (17)
- Executive Producer : Eva Chillón
- Screenwriter : João Vladimiro
- Director of Photography : Frederico Lobo
- Music Composer : Kim Sun
- Assistant Director : Luis Palito
- Editors : João Vladimiro, Frederico Lobo, Luis Palito, Telmo Churro
- Sound Recordist : Gonçalo Mota
- Costume designer : Maria João Castel
- Foreign Producer : João Matos
- Line Producers : João Matos, Leonor Norvo
- Voice-over : João Vladimiro
- Assistant Operator : João Vagos
- Camera Operator : Frederico Lobo
- Production manager : Joana Bravo
- Sound editors : João Vladimiro, Miguel Martins
- Production Designers : João Calixto, Hugo Almeida, Gonçalo Mota
- Grader : Yannig Willmann
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Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Psychological drama
- Themes : Monde rural, Philosophy, Death
- Production language : Portuguese
- Coproducer countries : Portugal (51.0%), France (49.0%)
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : Minority French (Portugal, France)
- Production year : 2018
- Runtime : 29 min 8 seconds
- Visa number : 146.813
- Visa issue date : 22/07/2019
- Production formats : Super 16
- Color type : Color and Black & White
- Aspect ratio : 1.85
- Audio format : Dolby 5.1
- Rating restrictions : None
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