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A Vida Invisível

Synopsis

There is a long night when Hugo, a civil servant, is sitting on the stairs of the Ministry where he works. He can’t face going home. The images of the mysterious 8 mm films he found in António’s house after he passed away keep coming back to his mind. Hugo remembers the day when Antonio, his superior at the Ministry, told him that he was going to die. Indirectly, Antonio seemed to want to tell him something about Hugo himself. Hugo’s desire to understand what had remained unsaid between the two of them, triggers other memories from the past. Hugo unexpectedly thinks back on the last time he saw the woman he loved, Adriana, and relives once more what he feels has been his unlived life.
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Details

Year
2013
Type of project
Features
Running time
99 mins
Director
Vítor Gonçalves
Producer
Pedro Fernandes Duarte, Rui Alexandre Santos, Maria João Sigalho, Christopher Young
Editor
Rodrigo Pereira, Rui Alexandre Santos
Screenwriter
Mónica Santana Baptista, Vítor Gonçalves, Jorge Braz Santos
Director of Photography
Leonardo Simões
Production Designer
Patrícia Maravilha
Sound
Ricardo Ganhão
Composer
Sinan C. Savaskan
Principal cast
Filipe Duarte, Maria João Pinho, João Perry, Pedro Lamares, Susana Arrais

Genre

Drama

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Rosa Filmes

Largo Maria Isabel Aboim Ingles
n°2-B
Lisbon 1400-244
Portugal
Tel: +351 21 303 1810
Fax: +351 21 303 1819

Young Films

10 Amwell St
London EC1R 1UQ
Tel: +44 207 8434418

Sales Company

Rosa Filmes

Largo Maria Isabel Aboim Ingles
n°2-B
Lisbon 1400-244
Portugal
Tel: +351 21 303 1810
Fax: +351 21 303 1819

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