A Lisbon boy wanders through a city eating itself alive — quietly devastating.
Cinematography
Lisbon's construction sites as character — cranes, rubble, beauty.
Direction
Melo's patient, observational style — lets silence do the talking.
Director
Jorge Silva Melo
Manuel Wiborg
António
Lia Gama
Carmen
Sylvie Rocha
Ana
Isabel Muñoz Cardoso
Teresa
Marco Delgado
Nuno
Ivo Canelas
Jaime
Joana Bárcia
Rita
Miguel Borges
Rapaz que corre
Glicínia Quartin
Mrs. Blumenstein
Madalena Victorino
Mulher de vermelho
Luís Esparteiro
Man in White
Joaquim Horta
Boy in Bus Stop
Maria João Abreu
Girl with Bag
Rosa Villa
Senhora de rosa no hospital
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot during Lisbon's real early-2000s reconstruction boom — many demolished neighborhoods seen here no longer exist.
Manuel Wiborg never acted again after this — making his naturalistic performance a one-time lightning strike.
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