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Details - A praia


Play Movie
International Title: The beach
Director: Paulo Couto
Running time: 9:24
Country of production: Portugal
Year of production: 2012
Production: Paulo Couto
Distribution: Paulo Couto

Original title: A praia
International Title: The beach
Country of production: Portugal
Type: Shortfilm
Category: Experimental
Genre: Drama, Intimate Play
Subject matter: Alcohol and Drugs, Family, Loneliness, Adolescence
Colour: Color

  (English)

The beach is the story of a family of four teenagers who are taken to an isolated beach by their father following the brutal murder of their mother. Struggling to come to terms with the pain of their loss, they turn inwards and use alcohol in an attempt to blur the memories. It is based on a true story, 'Isolation' by Lucy Haden

 (Portuguese)

Baseado numa história verídica, A praia conta a história de 4 irmãos adolescentes que são levados pelo pai para uma praia, após a mãe ter sido brutalmente assassinada. Na praia passam alguns dias a tentar esquecer o que aconteceu, imersos em álcool e nos seus próprios pensamentos, enquanto esperam que as coisas melhorem.


Director Paulo Couto
Producer Paulo Couto
Distribution Paulo Couto
Director of Photography Paulo Couto , Marta Marinho
Music Composer Blake Tabb , Moby Moby

Festivals

Avanca FIlm Festival Avanca (Portugal) 2012-07
Festroia Tróia (Portugal) 2012-09
Message To Man Saint Petersburg (Russian Federation) 2012-09
Shortcutz Porto Porto (Portugal) 2013-02 Best Film of the month