Colossal Youth
Drama
After the Portuguese government demolishes his slum and relocates him to a housing project on the outskirts of Lisbon, 75-year-old Cape Verde immigrant Ventura wanders between his new and old homes, reconnecting with people from his past.
VIBE
A profound, meditative journey through a life lived and lost. It feels like sifting through old photographs, each one a quiet ache of memory and displacement. A slow, deliberate gaze at the passage of time and the ghosts of what once was.
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