The Gravedigger (2012)
Inspired by popular cult, O COVEIRO is part light part darkness, a bedtime story and almost a nightmare. A child is born and his parents die of fright just to see him. André Gil Mata revisits the traditional Portuguese tale, in a fantastic movie where heads bounce, but you hear a song.
Director:
André Gil Mata
Writer:
André Gil Mata
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Valdemar Santos as O Pai |
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Paula Guedes as |
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David Almeida as O Anão |
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Carlos Monteiro as O Coveiro |
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Adolfo Luxúria Canibal as Narrador |
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Adelaide Teixeira as |
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Miguel Cardoso as |
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Guilhermina Pizarro as A Princesa |
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Tânia Dinis as |
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André Gil Mata as |
| Editing | Karen Akerman | Editor |
| Sound | Pedro Augusto | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Gustavo Bacelos | Sound Designer |
| Directing | Dulce Gonçalves | Assistant Director |
| Visual Effects | João Pedro Gomes | Compositing Artist |
| Visual Effects | Dulce Gonçalves | Compositing Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Barbara Brandão | Makeup Artist |
| Crew | Sofia Pereira | Propmaker |
| Sound | Vasco Carvalho | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Pedro Augusto | Sound Editor |
| Art | Sandra Neves | Art Direction |
| Visual Effects | Dinis Santos | Compositing Artist |
| Directing | André Gil Mata | Director |
| Writing | André Gil Mata | Screenplay |
| Camera | Paulo Abreu | Director of Photography |
| Production | Rodrigo Areias | Producer |
| Camera | Jorge Quintela | Director of Photography |
| Production | André Gil Mata | Producer |