Synopsis
In a rural and declining Portugal, a young farm worker witnesses a strange sexual confrontation. That night, he faces his mother who asks him to kill the lamb they are raising for the local Catholic festivities. But the young brother does not understand. A storm is approaching.
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- Executive Producer : La Belle Affaire Productions
- Foreign production company : Artificial Humors
- Film exports/foreign sales : Square Eyes
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- Executive Producer : Jérôme Blesson
- Screenwriter : David Pinheiro Vicente
- Director of photography : Joana Silva Fernandes
- Assistant Director : Frederico Mesquita
- Editor : Laura Gama Martins
- Sound Recordist : Miguel Coelho
- Foreign Producer : Gabriel Abrantes
- Sound Assistant : Marcelo Tavares
- Assistant Operators : Inês Gonçalo, Juliane Rupar
- Production manager : Maria Inês Gonçalves
- Press Attachés (film) : Rita Bonifácio, Gloria Zerbinati
- Assistant Editor : Diogo Vale
- Artistic Director : Júlio Alves
- Visual effects : Yannig Willmann
- Sound Mixer : Simon Apostolou
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Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Psychological drama, Bizarre, Suspense film
- Themes : Childhood, Conflict, Désir
- Production language : Portuguese
- Coproducer countries : Portugal (57.0%), France (43.0%)
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 50% French (Portugal, France)
- Production year : 2020
- Runtime : 14 min 43 seconds
- Visa number : 151.083
- Visa issue date : 18/12/2020
- Production formats : Super 16
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 1.85
- Audio format : Digital 5.1
- Rating restrictions : None
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