At an Uncertain Time (2015)
It’s 1942, and Portugal languishes under dictatorship and WWII rages just beyond its borders. Secrets, half-truths, and mistrust prevail in the state security office of chief inspector Varga, who makes professional privilege a cover for his unprofessional interest in a boldly carnal refugee and her alleged brother. Director/writer Saboga (screenwriter for Raúl Ruiz’s MYSTERIES OF LISBON) saturates the dark world of this predatory tale with steamy eroticism and paranoia, starting with the incestuous desires of his bi-curious adolescent daughter and including the family maid.
Director:
Carlos Saboga
Writer:
Carlos Saboga
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Joana Ribeiro as Ilda |
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Grégoire Leprince-Ringuet as Boris |
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Ana Padrão as Marta |
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Paulo Pires as Vargas |
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Filipa Areosa as Deolinda |
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Pedro Lima as Jasmim |
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Joana de Verona as Madalena |
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Filipe Crawford as voice |
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Judith Davis as Laura |
| Production | Paulo Branco | Producer |
| Writing | Carlos Saboga | Screenplay |
| Directing | Carlos Saboga | Director |
| Sound | Adam Wolny | Sound Designer |
| Art | Zé Branco | Production Design |
| Editing | Paulo MilHomens | Editor |
| Camera | Mário Barroso | Director of Photography |