Project Detail

Great Yarmouth

Synopsis

October 2019, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk (UK). Three months before Brexit. Hundreds of Portuguese migrant workers pour into town, seeking work at the local turkey factories.
Tania, who calls herself The Mother of the Portuguese, is a former worker in these factories. She is now married to an Englishman and works as a facilitator, arranging for new arrivals from Portugal to be accommodated in her husband's decaying hotels. She dreams of transforming these hotels into refurbished retirement homes, and the tragic death of a worker who owed her husband money only makes her more desperate to change her life. But when the worker's brother arrives in town seeking answers, Tania finds herself unexpectedly attracted to him, and she must decide where her loyalties lie.

Details

Year
2022
Type of project
Features
Running time
115 min
Director
Marco Martins
Producer
Filipa Reis, Kamilla Kristiane Hodøl
Co-Producer
François, d'Artemare, Yohann Cornu, Emilie Jouffroy
Executive Producer
Ian Hutchinson, Saskia Thomas
Editor
Karen Harley, Mariana Gaivão, Marco Martins
Screenwriter
Ricardo Adolfo, Marco Martins
Director of Photography
João Ribeiro
Production Designer
Wayne dos Santos
Sound
Daniel Sobrinho
Composer
Jim Williams
Principal cast
Beatriz Batarda, Nuno Lopes, Kris Hitchen, Romeu Runa

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Categories

Production Status

Production Company

Uma Pedra no Sapato

Calçada Moinho de Vento, nº14A
1150-236 Lisboa
Portugal
+351 211 913 524 / 919 146 108

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