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Tributes and Retrospectives - Focus Rodrigo Areias

Crew:

Screenplay: Rodrigo Areias
Cinematography: Jorge Quintela
Editing: Ricardo Freitas
Production: Rodrigo Areias

Down by Life

A film by Rodrigo Areias

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In a decrepit old cinema, several stories appear as ghosts. A compilation of films of different formats, project multiple versions of people beaten by life. “To a man, to be beaten or defeated in life depends, not on the apparent reality that he inhabits – but on the intimate ideal to which he aspired.”
  • Cast:

    Acácio de Almeida, Alheli Guerrero, Vítor Correia, Inês Mariana, Valdemar Santos, Carmo Teixeira, David Almeida, Ana Ribeiro, Miguel Moreira, André Cepeda
  • Original Title:

    Vencidos da Vida
  • Country:

    Portugal, Brazil
  • Year:

    2020
  • 66’ Subtitles: EN

Crew:

Screenplay: Rodrigo Areias
Cinematography: Jorge Quintela
Editing: Ricardo Freitas
Production: Rodrigo Areias

Director

Rodrigo Areias

Rodrigo Areias, director and producer, has a unique career in Portuguese cinema. He founded Bando à Parte, based in Guimarães, boasting a catalog of over a hundred titles, including feature and short fiction films, documentaries and animation shorts, as well as a wide range of co-productions, premiered and awarded by the world’s main film festivals.

As a director, Areias has already surpassed more than two dozen films, including shorts, features and music videos. His pace is dizzying and when he presents a new film, he has another one practically ready and yet another one in progress.
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