Os vivos tambem choram
The Living Also Cry
Les vivants pleurent aussi
Switzerland, May 2012
FILM,
Fiction,
30 min.
- directed by
- Basil Da Cunha
- Written by
- Basil Da Cunha
- Status
- In distribution
Ze, a 50-year-old alcoholic, works in the Port of Lisbon where he loads and unloads containers. Ze never left his neighbourhood and is hiding his savings so that one day he'll be able to board one of the huge cruise ships he sees everyday. When his jealous wife steals his money, Ze will do everything to fulfil his dream.
credits
- World Premiere
- May 2012
- Original Version
- Portuguese (french/english/german subtitles), colour, DCP, 30 min.
- Production
- Box Productions sàrl, RTS Radio Télévision Suisse
- Producer
- Elena Tatti, Thierry Spicher, Elodie Brunner
- directed by
- Basil Da Cunha
- Written by
- Basil Da Cunha
- Cinematography
- Patrick Tresch
- Editing
- Emilie Morier, Basil Da Cunha, Julien Rouyet
- Sound Editing
- Philippe Ciompi
- Re-Recording Mix
- Philippe Ciompi
- Location Sound Mix
- Filipe Tavares
Cast
José Pedro Gomes as Zé
Dorin Dragos as L'Ukrainien
World Sales / World Rights
- World Sales
- Some Like it Short
Awards
(a selection)
-
Max Fest: Max Cavallo Award,
MAX CUT Award for the Best Editing
2013
(Winner)
Emilie Morier -
Max Fest: Max Cavallo Award,
MAX CUT Award for the Best Editing
2013
(Winner)
Julien Rouyet - Bucharest, NexT International Short and Medium Length Film Festival, Next Trophy of the Best Short Film 2013 (Winner)
- Ebensee, Festival der Nationen, Lensing Award in Silver 2013 (Winner)
- Vila do Conde, Festival internacional de cinema CURTAS, Best film of the Portuguese Competition 2012 (Winner)
- Winterthur, Internationale Kurzfilmtage Winterthur, Bester Schweizer Film (Schweizer Wettbewerb) 2012 (Winner)
- Cannes, Quinzaine des Réalisateurs, Mention spéciale "1er Prix Illy du court métrage" 2012 (Winner)
- Vila do Conde, Festival internacional de cinema CURTAS, RTP2 Onda Curta Award 2012 (Winner)
Festivals
(a selection)
-
Winterthur, 25. Internationale Kurzfilmtage Winterthur
09.11.2021 - 14.11.2021 -
Brive, 11e Festival du cinéma de Brive
08.04.2014 - 13.04.2014 -
Festival internacional de mediometrajes de Valencia La cabina
08.11.2013 - 17.11.2013 -
4th Cabo Verde International Film Festival
17.10.2013 - 20.10.2013 -
Cork, 1st Indie Cork Film Festival
16.10.2013 - 20.10.2013 -
7th Kaunas International Film Festival
25.09.2013 - 06.10.2013 -
Belo Horizonte, 15th Belo Horizonte International Short Film
20.09.2013 - 29.09.2013 -
Max Fest: Max Cavallo Award
20.09.2013 - 22.09.2013 -
Bristol, 19th Encounters Short Film and Animation Festival
17.09.2013 - 22.09.2013 -
Portobello Film Festival London
28.08.2013 - 15.09.2013
-
17th Thai Short Film and Video Festival
22.08.2013 - 31.08.2013 -
Euganea Monselice, 13th Euganea Film Festival
28.06.2013 - 14.08.2013 -
Sardinia, Sardinia Film Festival
24.06.2013 - 29.06.2013 -
Espinho, FEST - New Filmmakers / New Films Festival Espinho
24.06.2013 - 01.07.2013 -
Ebensee, Festival der Nationen
14.06.2013 - 20.06.2013 -
Cracow, 53rd Krakow Film Festival
26.05.2013 - 02.06.2013 -
2th Panazorean International Film Festival
11.04.2013 - 20.04.2013 -
Bucharest, 7th NexT International Short and Medium Length Film Festival
10.04.2013 - 14.04.2013 -
Montevideo, 31° Festival Cinematográfico internacional del Uruguay Montevideo
23.03.2013 - 06.04.2013 -
9th Festival CourToujours
20.02.2013 - 23.02.2013 -
Clermont-Ferrand, 35e Festival international du court métrage
01.02.2013 - 09.02.2013 -
Solothurn, Solothurner Filmtage
24.01.2013 - 31.01.2013 -
23. Bamberger Kurzfilmtage
21.01.2013 - 27.01.2013 -
Turin, 30° Torino Film Festival
23.11.2012 - 01.12.2012 -
International Izmir Short Film Festival
20.11.2012 - 26.11.2012 -
Winterthur, 16. Internationale Kurzfilmtage Winterthur
06.11.2012 - 11.11.2012 -
Genève, 18e Festival Tous Ecrans – Festival international du film de Genève
02.11.2012 - 08.11.2012 -
Vienna, Viennale Vienna International Film Festival
25.10.2012 - 07.11.2012 -
Paris, 11e Festival Silhouette
01.09.2012 - 09.09.2012 -
Sao Paulo, 23rd Sao Paulo International Short Film Festival
23.08.2012 - 31.08.2012 -
Locarno, 65° Festival del film Locarno
01.08.2012 - 11.08.2012 -
Vila do Conde, 20th Curtas Vila do Conde
07.07.2012 - 15.07.2012 -
Cannes, 44e Quinzaine des Réalisateurs Cannes
17.05.2012 - 27.05.2012