Struggling against the crisis in Portugal, a mother doubles up jobs to pay the bills since her husband is unemployed. Their teenage daughter tries to keep living everyday life even if the money is running short, which makes everything uneasy. Escaping from their common reality, they slowly become strangers to one another, as the tension grows in silence and in guilt.
Acting
Beatriz Batarda's exhausted silence speaks entire monologues.
Direction
Villaverde lets scenes breathe past comfort into raw truth.
Cinematography
Sun-drenched Lisbon never looked so hollow.
Director
Teresa Villaverde
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot during Portugal's post-2011 austerity crisis, the film captures a generation of middle-class collapse rarely depicted on screen.
Villaverde cast non-professional Clara Jost as Júlia after spotting her in a documentary; her raw presence against veteran Batarda creates the film's most painful dynamic.
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