20 September 2024 Factual 64 mins
1979. Flicking through pictures from a Soviet magazine, 15-year-old Martim dreams of building a new society. His radical communist parents send him to study at Astrakan for one year. In her new film, Catarina Mourão captures with tremendous precision the moment a middle-aged man passes his story on to his son, thus shedding the taboo of his ineffable experience.
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Martim Santa Rita as Self
Masari as Self
Mateus M Santa Rita as Martim
Lourenço Alarcão as Narrator (voice)
Catarina Mourão as Narrator (voice)
Hugo Leitão Sound Editor
João Gusmão Production Director
Catarina Mourão Director
Hugo Leitão Sound Mixer
Pedro Mateus Duarte Sound
Switzerland 24 April 2023
United Kingdom 20 September 2024
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