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The Smotherer

2023 · 13 min

A quiet, sombre short that lingers on moral unease and the loneliness of a man doing forbidden mercy work.

Directed by
Silvana Torricella
Genres
Drama
Starring
João Cachola, Maria Leite, Jorge Mota
Overview
Vicente is an “abafador”, a smotherer who travels around with the mission of ending the suffering of those who are terminally ill and dying. Tired of living like a criminal, he does one last service but is caught red-handed by a woman.

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Directed by
Silvana Torricella
Genres
Drama
Starring
João Cachola, Maria Leite, Jorge Mota
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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
    • death
    • morality
    • isolation
    • guilt
    Places
    • countryside
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action2
    Horror3
    Humour1
    Realism8
    Romance1
    Tension5
    Darkness7
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight7

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    Details

    Genres
    drama
    Directed by
    Silvana Torricella
    Written by
    Silvana Torricella
    Starring
    João Cachola, Maria Leite, Jorge Mota
    Cinematography
    Rafaela Gomes
    Runtime
    13 min
    Country
    Portugal
    Languages
    Portuguese

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