The Damned Yard (2023)
In an ominous Lisbon courtyard where the last executioner of the kingdom once lived, an accident is waiting to happen. After a patient game of who's observing who, four characters will collide with dire consequences. Inspired by the novel The Damned Yard by Nobel Prize-winning Bosnian writer Ivo Andrić, this is a masterclass in slow cinema, a pure 16mm cinematic pleasure by André Gil Mata.
Director:
André Gil Mata
Writer:
André Gil Mata
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Catarina Lacerda as Sra. Wese |
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David Almeida as Pallas |
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António Júlio as Sr. Wese |
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André Gil Mata as Schmar |
| Directing | André Gil Mata | Director |
| Writing | Franz Kafka | Writer |
| Writing | André Gil Mata | Screenplay |
| Production | André Gil Mata | Producer |
| Production | Frederico Lobo | Producer |
| Production | Pedro Fernandes Duarte | Producer |
| Production | Marta Lima | Producer |
| Production | Luís Palito | Producer |
| Production | João Vladimiro | Producer |
| Camera | Frederico Lobo | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Cláudia Ribeiro | Editor |
| Editing | Fabiano Teixeira Mota | Editor |
| Editing | André Gil Mata | Editor |
| Art | Sandra Neves | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Marta Lima | Costume Design |
| Production | Marta Lima | Production Manager |
| Directing | João Vladimiro | First Assistant Director |
| Sound | Rafael Gonçalves Cardoso | Sound Editor |
| Editing | Andreia Bertini | Colorist |
| Crew | Pedro Frias | Thanks |
| Crew | Cíntia Gil | Thanks |
| Writing | Ivo Andrić | Novel |