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2012 | Color | 95 min 0 seg

Despite his age and general weariness, Gebo keeps on working as an accountant to provide for his family. He lives with his wife, Doroteia, and his daughter-in-law, Sofia, but it is the absence of João, son and husband, that worries them. Gebo seems to be hiding something, especially from Doroteia, who is anxiously waiting to see her son again. Sofia is also waiting for her husband to come home, and yet she fears him. All of a sudden, João arrives and everything changes.


Country: Francia, Portugal
Direction: de Oliveira; Manoel
Script: Brandão; Raúl, de Oliveira; Manoel
Production: Urbano; Luís, Aguilar; Sandro, De Clermont Tonnerre; Martine, De Clermont-tonnerre; Antoine
Photography: Berta; Renato
Sound: Maïkoff; Henri
Cast:Moreauclaudia Cardinale; Jeanne, Lonsdale; Michael, Trêpa; Ricardo, Silveira; Leonor, Miguel Cintra; Luís, Guio; Bastien
Art direction: Marti; Christian, Girard; Isabelle
Participation year at FICM: 2012

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