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also known as Aquele querido mês de Agosto

Our Beloved Month of August2008

Drama
Portuguese
2hr 23m
Directed by Miguel Gomes

In the heart of Portugal, amid the mountains, the month of August is abuzz with people and activity. Emigrants return home, set off fireworks, fight fires, sing karaoke, hurl themselves from bridges, hunt wild boar, drink beer and make babies. OUR BELOVED MONTH OF AUGUST is an intoxicating blend of visuals, sound and music that follows the strange relationship between a father, a daughter and a nephew in a traveling pop band.

Distributor

Recognition

2009 Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema

Best Film

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"...neither narrative nor documentary. It's even less a fusion of the two than a vacation from both, or any, categories." - J. Hoberman, the Village Voice

Cast & Crew

Starring

Sónia Bandeira - Tânia
Joaquim Carvalho - Domingos
Fábio Oliveira - Hélder
Andreia Santos
Manuel Soares - Celestino

Directed By

Miguel Gomes

Produced By

Cinematography

Rui Poças

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Member Reviews (4)

Nick G.

top reviewer

cool concept well done

Timothy T.

A fine work of anthropology, examining the sustaining rituals and culture of small town Portugal and the stresses that economic hardship and emigration exert.