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Vitalina Varela
Directed by
Pedro Costa
Produced by Abel Ribeiro Chaves
Written by Pedro Costa and Vitalina Varela
Produced by Abel Ribeiro Chaves
Written by Pedro Costa and Vitalina Varela
With:
Vitalina Varela, Ventura, Manuel Tavares Almeida, Francisco Brito, Marina Alves Domingues, and João Baptista Fortes
Cinematography:
Leonardo Simões
Editing: Vítor Carvalho and João Dias
Editing: Vítor Carvalho and João Dias
Runtime:
124 min
Release Date: 21 February 2020
Aspect Ratio: 1.33 : 1
Color: Color
Release Date: 21 February 2020
Aspect Ratio: 1.33 : 1
Color: Color
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Costa’s follow up to Horse Money ('14) is a superior work of minimalist drama, stark composition, and internalized grief. Varela plays herself, a 55-year-old Cape Verdean who arrives in Portugal 3 days after her husband's funeral, confronting the disappointment she's lived with.