Thirty-five Portuguese dancers undress in front of the camera. They become the object of desire with a sensual provocative performance. Eclectic dance disciplines help this film to explore an exhibitionist view of the male nude. This is a statement about the current financial situation in Portugal and the lack of fundings to support artistic initiatives.
Direction
Da Silva turns economic despair into sensual, defiant performance art.
Cinematography
Unflinching framing that refuses to look away from bodies or context.
Director
António da Silva
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Released during Portugal's post-2011 bailout era, the film channels widespread artist anger at 25% unemployment and slashed cultural budgets into something physically, defiantly present.
Da Silva's 'eclectic disciplines' include ballet, contemporary, and traditional folk—deliberately collapsing high and low culture to argue all art deserves survival.
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