An old man watches over a school at the break of dawn. Children's voices from afar are singing the national anthem of Mozambique. He takes us to an enormous, mysterious space, which the main characters will reveal in fragments: Elvita, Carlos and Salim. Three lives moving towards the future without neglecting the quiet condition of the present.


A Film by Silvia Firmino

Contemplative documentary, Mozambique/Portugal, 2012, 97', digibeta, Fr./Engl. subtitles

The Grand Hotel Da Beira stands in the midst of nowhere. A long way away from its original vocation, the hotel now shelters merchants, clergy and families who share this formerly luxurious space transformed into a village.

Unusual and elegant study of town planning gone wild.

Director
Sílvia Firmino

Image
Sílvia Firmino

Camera
Hugo Azevedo

Sound
Olivier Blanc

Editor
Hugo Santiago

Production Manager
Magda Bull


Production: CRIM

Support: ICA + RTP


Festivals & Prizes

DOCKANEMA Documentary Film Festival,
Mozambique, September 2012

DOCLISBOA International Film Festival, Lisbon 2012
Portugal, October 2012
* SPECIAL MENTION LISCONT BEST PORTUGUESE FEATURE LENGTH DOC
www.doclisboa.org/2012/en/edicao/programadetalhe/1645/

BLACK MOVIE Festival de Films
Genève, Switzerland, January 2013
http://blackmovie.ch/2013/eng/films/fiche_film.php?id=856

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PT
Um velho homem guarda uma escola ao amanhecer. Vozes de crianças ao longe cantam o hino de Moçambique. Pela mão deste homem, Augusto, chegamos a um espaço amplo e misterioso, que os protagonistas do filme revelarão aos poucos: Elvita, Carlos e Salim. Três vidas em movimento que olham para o futuro sem perder a tranquila condição do presente.

um filme de Sílvia Firmino

97' / Portugal / 2012 / Documentário


Realizador / Director:
Sílvia Firmino

Produção / Production:
CRIM

Source:
www.doclisboa.org/2012/pt/edicao/programadetalhe/1645