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A Pleasure, Comrades!

2021 · 105 min

A thoughtful, quietly observational documentary that immerses you in a post-revolutionary rural experiment, balancing earnest idealism with gentle melancholy.

Directed by
José Filipe Costa
Genres
Documentary, Drama
Starring
Celia Williams, Amanda Booth, Mick Greer
Overview
1975, the year after the Carnation Revolution. Eduarda, João and Mick come from Northern Europe to work in the co-ops in the occupied farms of central Portugal. Like many others, they come to help with the land and the livestock, give medical appointments, family planning classes, show sexual education films and participate in the traditional dances. They bring a great deal of questions, but the “comrades from the South”, in turn, have more questions than answers.

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  • DocAlliance Films
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Directed by
José Filipe Costa
Genres
Documentary, Drama
Starring
Celia Williams, Amanda Booth, Mick Greer
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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • politics
  • identity
  • class
  • sexuality
  • work
Places
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour3
Realism9
Romance2
Tension2
Darkness3
Complexity6
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
documentary, drama
Directed by
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Written by
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Starring
Celia Williams, Amanda Booth, Mick Greer
Cinematography
Hugo Azevedo
Runtime
105 min
Country
Portugal
Languages
German, English, Italian, Portuguese

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