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Francisca is a Portuguese woman who has been living in Belo Horizonte, Brazil for a year. Francisca is not best pleased when an old acquaintance, Teresa, turns up and moves in for a while. There was every reason for them losing touch – Teresa is a babbling ball of energy, whereas the solitary Francisca much prefers peace and quiet. Nevertheless, it turns out to be a good combination, and a close friendship is hesitantly formed. At the same time, Teresa awakens in Francisca a desire for her homeland; she misses Lisbon and, with her 30th birthday looming, needs to decide where she wants to grow old. As Teresa enthusiastically finds her way in a new country and city, Francisca already seems to be saying goodbye. The third major role in this sensitive drama is set aside for Belo Horizonte – with three million inhabitants one of the largest cities in Brazil, although still relatively obscure. Lacking tourist magnets, the city relies on the geniality of its inhabitants (Francisca says they are “too free”; her friend corrects her: “sociable”), and on its ever-relaxed vibe, which Rocha lovingly captures.
Place: CINEMA 3
Date: 9 April 2016
Time: 19:30
Duration: 1:45
Place: CINEMA 3
Date: 10 April 2016
Time: 18:15
Duration: 1:45
Year in
Festival
2016
Director
Marília Rocha
Camera
Cast
Elizabete Francisca
Francisca Manuel
Paulo Nazareth
Jonnata Doll
Wederson dos Santos
Country
Brazil
Portugal
Editor
Francisco Moreira
Language
Portuguese
Length
99 min
Producer
Production Company
Anavilhana Filmes
Terratreme Filmes
Production Design
Thais de Campos
Sales
FiGa Filmes
Scenario
João Dumans
Marília Rocha
Thais Fujinaga
Sound Design
Tiago de Matos
Year of Production
2016
Marília ROCHA (1978, Brazil) holds a master’s degree in Social Communication. She is co-founder of the collective Teia (and a member up to 2013) and has made numerous short films and videos. Cattle Callers (2005), her first feature documentary, won an award at the International Documentary Film Festival in Brazil. Where I Grow Old (2016) is her fourth film.
Filmography
Aboio/Cattle Callers (2005, doc), Dead End (2007, co-dir, segment: 1), Acácio (2008), A falta que me faz/Like Water Through Stone (2009), Caminhos/On the Move (2011, TV series, 4 episodes), A cidade onde envelheço/Where I Grow Old (2016)