SYNOPSIS
Mwanito’s been living in a big-game park for eight years. The only people he knows are his father, his brother, an uncle, and a servant. He’s been told that the rest of the world is dead, that all roads are sad, that they wait for an apology from God.
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DIRECTED AND WRITTEN BY: Mário Patrocínio
(based on the book “The Tuner of Silences” by Mia Couto)
YEAR: 2023
CATEGORY: Short Fiction
GENRE: Drama
COUNTRY: Brazil / Portugal
LANGUAGE: Portuguese
CAST: Enzo Ignácio, Fabricio Assis, Wanderson Brasil, Markus Konka, Wilson Rabelo
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AWARDS:
Avanca Film Fest, Portugal - Best International Short Film (2024);
FestIn - Festival de Cinema Itinerante da Língua Portuguesa, Portugal - Best Film “Mostra Os Diferentes Sotaques da Lusofonia” (2024);
ABCine - Associação Brasileira de Cinema, Brazil - Best Cinematography (2023).
FESTIVALS
Tribeca Film Festival, Portugal (2024);
Toronto Black Film Festival, Canada (2024);
FEST - New Directors New Films, Portugal (2024);
Woods Hole Film Festival, USA (2023);
Bolton International Film Festival, UK (2023);
In The Palace ISFF, Bulgaria (2023).
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