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Traces

2026 · 60 min

A quiet, cerebral essay that asks you to look closely and think about images, memory and the people who study them.

Directed by
Luís Mendonça
Genres
Documentary
Overview
The perspectives of seven Judicial Police experts on photographs taken during or in the gaps between their professional duties intersect with a cinephile investigation into a forgotten film noir from old Hollywood.

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Directed by
Luís Mendonça
Genres
Documentary
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    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • memory
    • art
    • work
    • obsession
    • identity
    Places
    None
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • documentary
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
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    Action0
    Horror1
    Humour2
    Realism9
    Romance1
    Tension2
    Darkness3
    Complexity7
    Emotional weight4

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    Genres
    documentary
    Directed by
    Luís Mendonça
    Runtime
    60 min
    Languages
    Portuguese

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