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THE DAUGHTERS OF FIRE (AS FILHAS DO FOGO) World Cinema

THE DAUGHTERS OF FIRE (AS FILHAS DO FOGO)

Description

Plays before the feature MUSIC.

Acclaimed Portuguese filmmaker Pedro Costa crafts a haunting, layered triptych of three women singing in chorus, expressing their deep existential suffering against the backdrop of a blazing inferno. –Julia Kipnis

Bios

Born in Lisbon, Pedro Costa left his studies in history to attend classes taught by the poet and filmmaker António Reis at Lisbon Film School. He has made nine feature films and several shorts. His most recent feature, VITALINA VARELA, won the Golden Leopard and Best Actress prize at Locarno 2019.

Details

Country: Portugal

Year: 2023

Director: Pedro Costa

Screenwriter: Pedro Costa

Producer: Marta Mateus

Director of Photography: Leonardo Simões

Editors: Vítor Carvalho, Hugo Leitão

Music: Marco Magalhães

Cast/Featuring: Alice Costa, Karyna Gomes, Elizabeth Pinard

Running Time (minutes): 9

Language: Portuguese with English subtitles

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