Viagem a Portugal
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| Original title | Viagem a Portugal |
| Country of production | Portugal |
| original language | Portuguese |
| Publishing year | 2011 |
| length | 74 minutes |
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| Director | Sérgio Trefaut |
| script | Sérgio Trefaut |
| production | Filipe Verde |
| camera | Edgar Moura |
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Viagem a Portugal is the first feature film by the Portuguese director Sérgio Tréfaut from 2011. Based on a real incident, Tréfaut addresses the control procedures at European airports and the widely accepted inhuman deportation practice. The film was shot in black and white. It premiered on May 8, 2011 at the Indie Lisboa Festival and was released in cinemas on June 16, 2011 in Portugal.
action
The film is set at the turn of the year 1997/98, the year of the world exhibition Expo 98 in Lisbon. The Ukrainian doctor Maria lands at Faro Airport on a tourist visa . As the only passenger on her flight, she is being held by SEF immigration officials who believe she is a prostitute. The cool inspector only believes her story of wanting to spend a year with her husband, the Senegalese Grego, when he shows up at the airport. Nevertheless, absurd bureaucracy continues to prevent entry. She spends the turn of the year in a cell at the airport, from which she hears the fireworks over the city. In a climate of injustice, xenophobia and discrimination, Marie finally accepts her deportation.
Awards
The film was awarded for Best Film at the 2011 Caminhos do Cinema Português Festival in Coimbra , and Isabel Ruth for Best Supporting Actress . At the Globos de Ouro 2012 , the film was nominated for Best Picture and Maria de Medeiros for Best Actress .
Web links
- Viagem a Portugal in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Page to the film (Portuguese)