31 Oct 2024
Alma Anciana
Three juxtaposing stories taking place in Portugal, Austria and Cuba create an intimate and poetic portrait of the daily lives and struggles of the elderly in an unstable world, seen through the eyes of their grandchildren.
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Rita Martins Mena
Melissa Matos Clara
Teresa Madruga Aldina
Maria Gil 
Vicente Gil
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