Vitalina Varela

Vitalina Varela

2019 · 124 min · PT · 7.0 (56 votes)
Dir. Pedro Costa · Starring Vitalina Varela, Ventura, Lina Varela, Manuel Tavares Almeida, Francisco dos Santos Brito, Imídio Monteiro · The Fontainhas Collection
Drama

A Cape Verdean woman navigates her way through Lisbon, following the scanty physical traces her deceased husband left behind and discovering his secret, illicit life.

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A profound and deeply melancholic journey. This film feels like wandering through a dream, where the weight of absence and the echoes of a hidden life create a hauntingly beautiful, yet somber, atmosphere. It's an introspective, cinematic experience.

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