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Set on the outskirts of London, where Portuguese immigrant couple Bela and Jota are struggling to make ends meet. Things are getting worse, and the wellbeing of their deaf seven-year-old daughter is in jeopardy. When social services grow concerned for her and for the safety of all three of their children, the parents must do everything in their power to keep their family together.
Official Selection Venice Film Festival 2020 - Orrizonti

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Year
2020
Type of film
Features
Running time
73 min
Format
4K
Director
Ana Rocha de Sousa 1st Feature
Producer
Paula Vaccaro, Aaron Brookner
Editor
Thomas Baltazar
Screenwriter
Ana Rocha, Aaron Brookner, Paula Vaccaro
Director of Photography
Hatti Beanland
Production Designer
Belle Mundi
Sound
Pedro Marinho
Principal cast
Lucia Moniz, Sophia Myles, Maisie Sly, Ruben Garcia
Image
© Biennale di Venezia 2020

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Magnolia Pictures

Lorna Lee Torres
49 West 27th Street, 7th Floor
New York
NY 10001
USA

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