Ramiro is a bookstore owner in Lisbon and a poet in perpetual creative block. He lives, somewhat frustrated, somewhat conformed, between his shop and the tavern, accompanied by his dog, his faithful drinking companions and his neighbors: a pregnant teenager and her grandmother recovering from a stroke. He would gladly continue living this quiet and somewhat anachronistic routine if events worthy of a soap opera did not invade his bubble.
Acting
Mortágua's shoulders carry decades of unwritten poems.
Cinematography
Lisbon's yellow trams and crumbling yellow light.
Director
Manuel Mozos
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director Manuel Mozos is a pillar of Portuguese independent cinema; this film channels the melancholic 'saudade' that defines Lisbon's artistic identity.
The tavern scenes were shot in Mozos's actual local bar, with regulars as extras—explaining why the drinking feels uncomfortably authentic.
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