Synopsis
Castuera, Spain, April 1939. During the night, two Falangist guards appear at the door of the home in which Paz is taking refuge with her family. They request her presence at the police station. Paz immediately understands the fatality of this visit. With no chance to escape, she asks to breastfeed her new-born daughter one last time.
Credits
Director (1)
Actors (7)
Production and distribution (3)
- Co-production : KinoElektron
- Foreign production company : Terratreme Filmes
- Film exports/foreign sales : Agência da Curta Metragem
Full credits (9)
- Screenwriter : Pedro Peralta
- Director of Photography : João Ribeiro
- Editor : Francisco Moreira
- Sound Recordist : Ricardo Leal
- Costume designers : Cypress Cook, Celeste Alves
- Foreign Producer : João Matos
- Co-producer : Janja Kralj
- Sound Editor : Hugo Leitão
- Sound Mixer : Hugo Leitão
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Production language : Spanish
- Coproducer countries : Portugal, France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : Minority French (Portugal, France)
- Production year : 2020
- Runtime : 17 min
- Production formats : HD
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 1.85
- Audio format : 5.1
- Rating restrictions : None
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