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Palaces of Pity (2011)

Genre :

Runtime : 59M

Director : Gabriel Abrantes, Daniel Schmidt

Synopsis

Haunted by their own directionless lives, two pre-adolescent girls reunite while visiting their ailing grandmother. In the midst of her fantasies of a medieval past - one consumed by fear and desire - the two girls are transformed and confront a legacy of oppression.

Actors

Alcina Abrantes
Alcina Abrantes
Ana Rita Franco
Ana Rita Franco
Teresa Castro
Teresa Castro
Gabriel Abrantes
Gabriel Abrantes
Daniel Schmidt
Daniel Schmidt
Andreia Martina
Andreia Martina
Catarina Gaspar
Catarina Gaspar
Bernarda dos Bois
Bernarda dos Bois
Judite Maria
Judite Maria
Mariana Roberto
Mariana Roberto
Núria Coelho
Núria Coelho
Marta Lopes
Marta Lopes
Marta Monteiro
Marta Monteiro
Marta Vaz do Carmo
Marta Vaz do Carmo
Marta Grilo
Marta Grilo
Thiago Dantas
Thiago Dantas
Luíz Silva
Luíz Silva

Crews

Gabriel Abrantes
Gabriel Abrantes
Director
Daniel Schmidt
Daniel Schmidt
Director
Daniel Schmidt
Daniel Schmidt
Writer
Gabriel Abrantes
Gabriel Abrantes
Writer
Gabriel Abrantes
Gabriel Abrantes
Producer
Zé dos Bois
Zé dos Bois
Producer
Natxo Checa
Natxo Checa
Producer
Natxo Checa
Natxo Checa
Director of Photography
Marta Furtado
Marta Furtado
Producer
Eberhard Schedl
Eberhard Schedl
Director of Photography
Gabriel Abrantes
Gabriel Abrantes
Editor
Daniel Schmidt
Daniel Schmidt
Editor
Natxo Checa
Natxo Checa
Production Design
Gabriel Abrantes
Gabriel Abrantes
Sound Editor
Hugo Leitão
Hugo Leitão
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Daniel Schmidt
Daniel Schmidt
Sound Editor
Branko Neškov
Branko Neškov
Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Posters and backgrounds

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