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Querença

2004 · 90 min

This film immerses you in a charged atmosphere as a journalist races against time to uncover secrets amidst political upheaval.

Directed by
Edgar Feldman
Genres
Drama
Starring
Joana Bárcia, Diogo Dória, José Raposo
Overview
In mid-September 1992, journalist Guida Fontes have to go to Luanda to cover the elections in Angola. In the meantime, she had committed herself to discovering and interviewing the poet Júlio Vera. In 1988, he wrote a series of poems in which he mysteriously anticipated the fall of the USSR. Guida has only 12 days to complete the mission.

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Directed by
Edgar Feldman
Genres
Drama
Starring
Joana Bárcia, Diogo Dória, José Raposo
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How it feels

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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • politics
  • media
  • art
  • freedom
  • memory
Places
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
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ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour2
Realism7
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Edgar Feldman
Written by
Fernando Correia da Silva
Starring
Joana Bárcia, Diogo Dória, José Raposo, Canto e Castro, Pedro Lacerda, Laurinda Ferreira, António Fonseca, João Salaviza
Cinematography
Paulo Abreu
Runtime
90 min
Country
Portugal
Languages
Portuguese

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