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Entre muros

In Between Walls
José Filipe Costa
João Ribeiro
2002 Portugal 75 minutes Portuguese; Ukrainian
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This story is about two Ukrainians: Sergey and Edward, who are illegal immigrants in Portugal. They work as construction workers in the suburbs of Lisbon. The two of them share a converted garage with three other illegal immigrants. Their life in the garage is very basic and dull, but their inner life is full of contradictory feelings and nostalgia. The film describes their final months in voluntary exile, when yearning for home becomes more acute, while the question of prolonging their stay also arises. Finally, they leave Portugal and the film follows their first days in their own country. What kind of dreams can give them the strength to live and survive in these inhuman conditions in a faraway land?

Production :
Laranja Azul; Icam; Laterit productions
Editing :
Andrijana Stoikovic
Sound :
José Filipe Costa; Vasco Pimentel
Photography :
João Ribeiro

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