All Is Well

A quiet, heavy immersion into displacement and survival, watching two sisters navigate a harsh foreign city with little hope and much resilience.

Directed by

Pocas Pascoal

Genres

Drama

Starring

Cheila Lima, Ciomara Morais, Willion Brandão

Overview

As the summer of 1980 ends, 16 and 17 year old sisters Maria and Alda flee to Lisbon from Angola?s civil war. In the hands of fate, they must learn to live without money in a foreign city. On the edge of the law, the two have to grow up and become women. When the problems are already overwhelming, news comes that makes them unbearable. This blow, however, will give them the push to decide their futures: Alda is going to France and Maria back to Angola in search of her roots.

How it feels

Melancholic, bleak, earnest and tense. Slow-burning and needs your attention.

About

Isolation, immigration, coming-of-age, survival

Content

Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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