Synopsis
“In which Scheherazade tells of how desolation invaded men : `It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that a Judge will cry instead of giving out her sentence. A runaway murderer will wander through the land for over forty days and will teletransport himself to escape the Guard while dreaming of prostitutes and partridges. A wounded cow will reminisce about a thousand-year-old olive tree while saying what she must say, which will sound nonetheless sad! The residents of a tower block in the suburbs will save parrots and piss inside lifts while surrounded by dead people and ghosts; including, in fact, a dog that…’. And seeing the morning break, Scheherazade fell silent.” (O Som e a Fúria)
Saturday, 05.12.2015 – 10.15 pm, Screen 6 (presented by Nicolas Wackerbarth) – in the presence of director Miguel Gomes
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With the support of the Portuguese Embassy
Theatrical release Germany: Spring 2016
Credits
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+++ Berlin Premiere +++ |
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OT: | As Mil e Uma Noites: Volume 2, O Desolado, 2015 | ||
Country: | Portugal, France, Germany, Switzerland | ||
Production: | O Som e a Fúria, Shellac Sud, Komplizen Film / info@komplizenfilm.de, BOX Productions, ARTE France Cinéma, ZDF | ||
Cast: | Crista Alfaiate, Luísa Cruz, Américo Silva, Adriano Luz, Chico Chapas, Lucky, Goncalo Waddington, Joana de Verona, Teresa Madruga, Dinarte Branco, Carloto Cotta, Rogério Samora, Maria Rueff, Cristina Carvalha, Miguel Gomez | ||
Format: | DCP / Coulour | ||
Length: | 132 min. | ||
Language: | Portuguese and French OV / English subtitles | ||
World Sales: | The Match Factory, info@matchfactory.de | ||
Distribution Germany: | Real Fiction Filmverleih, info@realfictionfilme.de | ||
Festivals: | Cannes, Midnight Sun Sodankylä, Munich, Karlovy Vary, Melbourne, Toronto, Vancouver, New York, Busan etc. | ||
Awards: | Cannes Palme Dog, Sydney, New Horizons Poland FIPRESCI |
Website: www.as1001noites.com
“Arabian Nights 2 – The Desolate One” is Portugals candidate for the Oscars® 2016 (“Best Foreign Language Film”).