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Summer Saturn

2017 · 30 min

A quiet, drifting chamber piece where time and unspoken longing hang heavy in the air.

Directed by
Mónica Lima
Genres
Drama, Romance
Starring
Rita Loureiro, Jaime Freitas, Nuno Nunes
Overview
About to turn 35 years old and in the imminence of having to give up his music, Samuel comes to Lisbon to do a concert. He stays over at Teresa's, the attractive mother of his girlfriend, a woman who resists getting old. During 3 days, accomplices and inert, they create a silent intimacy, feeling time overcome them without knowing where to go.

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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Directed by
Mónica Lima
Genres
Drama, Romance
Starring
Rita Loureiro, Jaime Freitas, Nuno Nunes
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Tone
    Pacing
    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • aging
    • identity
    • isolation
    • love
    Places
    • big city
    • home
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action0
    Horror0
    Humour1
    Realism8
    Romance4
    Tension3
    Darkness4
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight6

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    Details

    Genres
    drama, romance
    Directed by
    Mónica Lima
    Written by
    Gonçalo Branco, Mónica Lima
    Starring
    Rita Loureiro, Jaime Freitas, Nuno Nunes, Joana de Verona
    Runtime
    30 min
    Country
    Germany, Portugal
    Languages
    Portuguese

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