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Jesus Por Um Dia

2012 · 71 min

A quiet, observational documentary that finds unexpected grace in the meeting of prisoners and villagers during a religious ritual.

Directed by
Verónica Castro, Helena Inverno
Genres
Documentary
Overview
This documentary follows a group of prison inmates as they prepare to perform the annual Easter ritual, the Via Crucis, with a community of villagers in the northeast region of Portugal. We witness, from the first rehearsal to the day of the procession, the solemn and surreal moments that lead convicts and members of a rural community to take real and symbolic communion together.

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Directed by
Verónica Castro, Helena Inverno
Genres
Documentary
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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • faith
  • redemption
  • isolation
  • found family
  • trauma
Places
  • prison
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Action1
Horror1
Humour2
Realism9
Romance0
Tension3
Darkness5
Complexity4
Emotional weight7

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Genres
documentary
Directed by
Verónica Castro, Helena Inverno
Runtime
71 min
Country
Portugal
Languages
Portuguese

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