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Maria

2014 · 23 min

A short, sombre descent into ritual and loss that lingers uneasily long after it ends.

Directed by
Joana Viegas
Genres
Drama, Horror
Starring
Pedro Diogo, Victor Gonçalves, Miguel Pereira
Overview
When his wife dies during child-birth, Arsénio turns to a foul ritual with hopes of having the daughter he never got to know.

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Directed by
Joana Viegas
Genres
Drama, Horror
Starring
Pedro Diogo, Victor Gonçalves, Miguel Pereira
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Tone
    Pacing
    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • grief
    • death
    • parenthood
    • obsession
    • madness
    Places
    • single country house
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore mild
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror7
    Humour0
    Realism5
    Romance1
    Tension6
    Darkness8
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight7

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    Details

    Genres
    drama, horror
    Directed by
    Joana Viegas
    Written by
    Guilherme Daniel
    Starring
    Pedro Diogo, Victor Gonçalves, Miguel Pereira, Mariana Santos, Mia Tomé
    Runtime
    23 min
    Country
    Portugal
    Languages
    Portuguese

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