The New Man

A quiet, patient portrait of solitude and aging that lingers like a slow tide, asking you to sit with one man's stubborn attachment to a vanishing place.

Directed by

Carlos Yuri Ceuninck

Genres

Documentary

Starring

Quirino Rodrigues, Maria Fortes Bia Gai, Maria Silva Bia Titoi

Overview

Quirino, 77, has lived for more than 30 years in an abandoned village, at the bottom of a deep valley, between the sea and the mountains. Feeling the effects of old age, Quirino faces the dilemma of having to leave the only place he has ever known or end his days there.

How it feels

Melancholic, earnest and warm. Slow-burning and needs your attention.

About

Isolation, aging, loneliness, nature

Content

Mild language. No violence, gore or sexual content.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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