The Left Behind (2022)
In summer, the Portuguese countryside is ravaged by fires. Otilia struggles between her job as a pool cleaner and the need to take care of her mother alone. Stunned by this suffocating daily life, the flames awaken in her solitude, despair and the desire to escape.
Director: Aurélie Oliveira Pernet
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Tânia Alves as Otília |
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Valerie Braddell as Laurinda |
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Adriano Luz as Virgílio |
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Francisco Nascimento as Irmão |
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Maria João Vaz as Colega de Otília |
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Élsio Correia Manique as Sobrinho |
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Laura Ivo Proença as Sobrinha |
| Camera | Augustin Losserand | Director of Photography |
| Production | Yan Decoppet | Producer |
| Production | Gabriela Bussmann | Producer |
| Production | Pedro Fernandes Duarte | Producer |
| Editing | Rebecca Trösch | Editor |
| Sound | Raquel Jacinto | Sound |
| Directing | Aurélie Oliveira Pernet | Director |