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SUIZA | 2022 | DCP | COLOUR | PORTUGUESE | 14 MIN. | DANIEL SOARES

Director / Director: Daniel Soares

Guión / Screenplay: Daniel Soares

Productor / Producer: Daniel Soares

Fotografía / Cinematography: Valerio Picchi, Daniel Soares

Edición / Editing: Daniel Soares

Sonido / Sound: Janush Lucchini, Shair Cruz Bahamonde, Inês Adriana

Compañía Productora / Production Company: Ticino Film Commission, RSI - Radiotelevisione svizzera, CISA

Reparto / Cast: Cláudia Rodrigues, Nancy Rodrigues, Kim Leeuwenburg, Jacopo Scacchi


Sinopsis / Synopsis:

Cláudia is a Portuguese immigrant who needs to deal with a terrorizing boss, her rejecting daughter and the strong mountain wind, as she cleans sophisticated Airbnb’s in the Swiss Alps.

Biografía / Biography:

Daniel Soares is a Portuguese writer, filmmaker & photographer, who was born in Germany. ‘O Que Resta’, his first narrative short film, screened at several international festivals, such as Telluride Film Festival, Clermont-Ferrand Film Festival and Hong Kong International Film Festival. It won the Grand Prix at the Festival Premiers Plans D’Angers and Best Portuguese Short Film at IndieLisboa International Film Festival. His previous work, ‘Forgotten’, a documentary short film, was screened at several festivals in North America including Big Sky, Santa Barbara and Brooklyn Film Festival.

Festivales / Festivals:

Locarno Film Festival - Switzerland, 2022
Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival - France, 2023
Pragueshorts Film Festival - Czech Republic, 2023
Indielisboa International Film Festival - Portugal, 2023
Ibizacinefest - Spain, 2023
Art Film Festival Kosice - Slovakia, 2023
Philosophical Film Festival - North Macedonia, 2023
Norwegian Short Film Festival - Norway, 2023
Valencia International Film Festival - Spain, 2023

Contacto / Contact:

Luís Lemos
pf@portugalfilm.org