In a small Portuguese village, a tragedy occurred. An old lady is found dead in her garden, surrounded by snakes, while her 40 year-old daughter, Lurdes, fled without telling anyone. The gossips in town about the mysterious destiny of this house are spreading fast...
FESTIVALS:
[2016] IndieLisboa - International Independent Film Festival (New Talent Fnac Award – Short Film) [Portugal]
[2016] Semaine de la Critique du Festival de Cannes [France]
[2016] São Paulo International Short Film Festival [Brazil]
[2016] Festival Silhouette [France]
[2016] Athens International Film Festival [Greece]
[2016] FIFIB - Festival International du Film Indépendant de Bordeaux [France]
[2016] Curt'Arruda - Festival de Cinema de Arruda dos Vinhos (Honorable Mention) [Portugal]
[2016] Molodist - Kyiv International Film Festival [Ukraine]
[2016] Panorama Internacional Coisa de Cinema de São Salvador da Bahia (Jury's Special Award) [Brazil]
[2016] Caminhos do Cinema Português (Award from Best Actress - Ana Padrão, Award for Best Short Film) [Portugal]
[2016] Festival Luso-Brasileiro de Santa Maria da Feira (Best Short Film Award) [Portugal]
[2017] International Short Film Festival - Clermont-Ferrand [France]
[2017] Córtex - Festival de Curtas Metragens de Sintra (Audience Award) [Portugal]
[2017] Frames - Portuguese Film Festival (Best Short Film Award) [Sweden]
[2017] Prémios Sophia [Portugal]
[2017] Go Short – International Short Film Festival Nijmegen [Netherlands]
[2017] VIS Vienna Shorts [Austria]
[2017] Mediterranean Film Festival Split [Croatia]
[2017] Mostra de Cinema Português em Macau [Macao]
[2017] Shortcutz Ovar [Portugal]
[2017] Carte Blanche - FIKE - Festival Internacional de Curtas Metragens de Évora [Portugal]
[2017] Latino and Iberian Film Festival at Yale [USA]
[2017] O Dia Mais Curto - Viseu [Portugal]
[2018] Shortcutz Vila Real [Portugal]
[2018] Festival Córtex - Filmes Premiados [Portugal]
[2018] NexT International Film Festival [Romania]
[2019] Festa do Cinema Francês [Portugal]
[2021] Tabor Film Festival [Croatia]
[2022] Teatro José Lúcio da Silva [Portugal]
Fiction
2016, France, Portugal, 20'
Script: Cristèle Alves Meira
Cinematography: Rui Poças
Sound: Amaury Arboun, Vincent Pateau, Cédric Lionnet
Editing: Raphaël Lefèvre
Artistic Director: Julien Michel
Production: Gaëlle Mareschi / Fluxus Films; Pablo Iraola, Pandora da Cunha Telles / Ukbar
Cast: Ana Padrão, Sónia Martins, Simão Cayatte, Ludovic Berthillot, Jacqueline Corado