Hands in the Fire (2024)
The young film student Maria do Mar is working on a documentary about the old manor houses along the Douro River. It is the final project in her thesis on “Reality in Cinema”. Maria has an unlimited confidence in what is visible. Her candour and her naivety allow her to see the bright side of life – such as the beauty of the landscape and the authenticity of the place, or what’s left of it. But when Maria enters the final manor house on her list, she soon realises that something is going on in this house that is not as innocent as it first seemed. The manor is truly a house of horrors.
Director: Margarida Gil
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Carolina Campanela as Maria do Mar |
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Rita Durão as Lou |
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Adelaide Teixeira as Céu |
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Marcello Urgeghe as Leonardo |
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Ricardo Aibéo as Manoel |
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Sofia Vilariço as Flora |
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Elgar do Rosário as Manuelinho |
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Sara Santos as Gracinha |
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Dinis Gomes as Samuel |
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Fátima Serafim as Grocery Shop Customer |
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André Gomes as Ferdinando |
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João Nunes Monteiro as Silvestre |
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Francisco Vistas as Lourenço |
| Directing | Margarida Gil | Director |
| Editing | João Braz | Editor |
| Production | Alexandre Oliveira | Producer |
| Writing | Margarida Gil | Writer |
| Camera | Acácio de Almeida | Director of Photography |
| Costume & Make-Up | Nuno Esteves | Makeup & Hair |
| Art | Carlos Subtil | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Dino Alves | Costume Design |
| Production | Luís Magina | Unit Manager |
| Directing | Paulo Belém | Assistant Director |
| Production | Pedro Bento | Production Manager |
| Directing | Maria Miguel Serra | Second Assistant Director |