A Cape Verdean woman travels to Lisbon to reunite with her husband, after two decades of separation, only to arrive mere days after his funeral. Alone in a strange, forbidding land, she perseveres and begins to establish a new life. Winner of the Golden Leopard for Best Film and Best Actress at the Locarno Film Festival, as well as an official selection of the Sundance Film Festival.
written by Pedro Costa, Vitalina Varela ; directed by Pedro Costa.
Title from sell sheet.
Originally released as a motion picture in 2019.
Full screen (1.33:1).
Vitalina Varela, Ventura.
Director, Pedro Costa.
DVD.
Portuguese dialogue; English subtitles.
