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Synopsis

A clandestine neighbourhood in Lisbon wakes up to the news of a violent police raid, which took place the night before. Camila, a 7-year-old girl, goes to search of her brother. She's worried. Her brother is missing. At the same time, Jysone is in a hurry: after 6 years in jail and 5 weeks free, Jysone has finally found work and knows he can't be late. He is looking for someone who can give him a ride as he walks through the alleys of the neighbourhood, where he comes across friends and acquaintances, which delay him even more. The fate of our two protagonists will end up intersecting in the worst possible way.

The film has participated in festivals such as Visions du Réel 2023, the Internationale Short Film Festival Oberhausen, where it won the FIPRESCI Prize, and the Gijón International Film Festival, where it was awarded the Young Jury´s Award for Best Short Film. 

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Swiss director of Portuguese origin, Basil da Cunha was born in 1985. Alongside his studies in political science and sociology, he made several self-produced short films before co-founding Thera Production. At the end of 2010, he filmed Sunfish, which was presented at the Quinzaine des Réalisateurs (Cannes) in 2011. Encouraged by the special mention of the Quinzaine des Réalisateurs jury and numerous international awards, he made his first feature film After the Night, with its world premiere at the Quinzaine des Réalisateurs, in 2013. The film was also shown at the São Paulo Film Festival and at the Locarno Festival. His most recent feature film, The End of the World, had its world premiere in Locarno and was screened at other prestigious festivals, such as Busan, Milan and São Paulo. It was awarded at Les Arcs and Valladolid before winning Best Cinematography at the Prix du Cinéma Suisse in 2020.