The Smotherer (2023)
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.
Director: Silvana Torricella
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João Cachola as Vicente |
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Maria Leite as Olívia |
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Jorge Mota as Pai de Olívia |
| Lighting | Pedro Teixeira | Gaffer |
| Lighting | Dulce Catarina Ribeiro | Lighting Technician |
| Lighting | Henrique Queirós | Lighting Technician |
| Directing | Silvana Torricella | Director |
| Directing | Pedro Pimentel | First Assistant Director |
| Sound | Lurdes Osswald | Sound Assistant |
| Art | Vasco Gil | Art Department Assistant |
| Production | Norberto Valente | Producer |
| Camera | Filipa Castro Gomes | Second Assistant Camera |
| Sound | Luís Henrique Silveira | Sound Director |
| Camera | Rafaela Gomes | Director of Photography |
| Art | Sara Pestana | Art Direction |
| Directing | Maria Jorge | Second Assistant Director |
| Camera | João Pedro Pinheiro | First Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Edmond Pitarma | Steadicam Operator |
| Directing | Diogo Silvestre | Script Supervisor |
| Production | Francisco Vaz | Production Assistant |
| Production | Diogo Costa | Production Assistant |
| Production | Martha Paz dos Reis | Production Manager |
| Writing | Silvana Torricella | Writer |
| Art | Hunter Carvalho | Art Department Assistant |