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Bostofrio - où le ciel rejoint la terre

2018

In a remote village called Bostofrio, a young filmmaker breaks the law of silence in order to unearth the story of his grandfather. A series of awkward and funny interviews that reveal the secrets and half truths that are the fabric of rural Portugal.

By  Paulo Carneiro
Documentary Feature Film
2018
Portugal / 70 min.
Color, 4K
TV, VOD, and digital platforms
RTP2
Canal Once Mexico
Portugal Film
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Awards

Special Mention by the Árvore da Vida Jury, in IndieLisboa, Portugal, 2018.
Best Documentary in Filmes do Homem IFF, Portugal, 2018.
Press Award in Caminhos do Cinema Português, Portugal, 2018.
Rayon Vert Award in Festival Rencontres Cinématographiques Internationales de Cerbère-Portbou, France.
Best Director in Global India International Film Festival, India.
Honorable Mention in Encuentro Cinematografico Contra el Silencio Toda las Voces, Mexico.

Festivals

Global India International Film Festival, 2019.
Festival do Filme Etnográfico do Pará, Brazil, 2019.
AtlanticDoc Festival Internacional de Cine Documental de Uruguay, 2019.
Europa 61 - Semana de Cinema Europeu, Portugal, 2019.
Mostra de Cinema Português em Macau, 2019. 
CineAvante!, Portugal, 2019.
My True Story Film Festival, US, 2019. 
Casa das Mudas - Madeira, Portugal, 2019.
Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival, India, 2019.
Fiorenzo Serra Film Festival, Italy, 2019.
Festival de Cinema de Alter do Chão, Brazil.
IntimateLens Film Festival, Italy, 2019.
Festival Internacional Primavera do Cine, Spain, 2019.
IndieLisboa International Film Festival, Portugal, 2018.
Filmes do Homem Melgaço, Portugal, 2018.
Caminhos do Cinema Português, Portugal, 2018.
Panorama Coisa de Cinema, Brazil, 2018.
Beldocs International Documentary Film Festival, Serbia, 2019.
Festival de Cinema Luso-Brasileiro Santa Maria da Feira, Portugal, 2019.
Festival International du Film de Rennes, France, 2019.
Festival Cinematografico del Uruguay, Uruguay, 2019.
Cronograf International Documentary Film Festival, Moldova, 2019.
Beldocs - Меđunarodni festival dokumentarnog, Belgium, 2019.
Film Festival della Lessinia, Italy, 2019.
Festival Rencontres Cinématographiques Internationales de Cerbère-Portbou, France, 2019.
First-Time Filmmaker Sessions, US, 2020. 
International Film Festival Kino Otok - Isola Cinema, Slovenia, 2020.
Ciclo de Cinema Trás-os-Montes, Malaposta, Portugal, 2020.
Dili Film Festival, East-Timor, 2021.
Festival Cinespaña, France, 2021.
NOMA - Festival Internacional de Cinema e Direitos Humanos, Portugal, 2021.
Mostra de Cinema Português, Vila Franca de Xira, Portugal, 2021.
Festival Utopia, UK, 2021.
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Exhibitions

Europa 61 - European film festival, curated by Carlos Costa, Cinema Trindade, Porto, Portugal.
77 Screenings in cinemas - 1010 spectators, Portugal.
Cinemas NOS Alma Shopping, Coimbra, Portugal.
Cinemas NOS Nosso Shopping, Vila Real, Portugal.
Cinema City Alvalade, Portugal.
Cinema City Setúbal, Portugal.
Cinema City Leiria, Portugal.
O Cinema da Villa - Cascais, Portugal.
Cinemateca Paixão, Macau, China.
Teatro Campo Alegre Porto, Portugal.
Espaço Nimas, Portugal.
Cineclube de Faro, Portugal.
Cineclube de Santarém, Portugal.
Cineclube de Viana do Castelo, Portugal.
CineAvante!, Seixal, Portugal. 2019.
Casa das Mudas, Madeira, Portugal, 2019.
9ª Semana de Cine Portugués en el MALBA, Argentina.
6ª Semana de Cine Portugués en Santiago, Chile.
6ª Semana de Cine Portugués en Ciudad de México, Mexico.
7ª Semana de Cine Portugués en Uruguay, Uruguay.
Anthology Film Archives, US.
Cineclube do Porto, Portugal.
Cineclube Ao-Norte, Portugal.
Exibição no Hospital Júlio de Matos, Portugal.
Hádoc - Teatro Miguel Franco, Portugal.
Cineclube de Castelo Branco, Portugal.
Cineclube de Viseu, Portugal.
Cineclube Montemor-o-Novo, Portugal.
Cineclube de Alvalade, Portugal.
Cinema Fora dos Leões, Portugal.
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Credits

Written and Direction

Paulo Carneiro

Photography

Pedro Neves

Photography Assistant

Ricardo Leite

Editing

André Valentim Almeida, Francisco Moreira, Paulo Carneiro and Pedro Neves

Sound

Ricardo Leal

Producers

Paulo Carneiro and Pedro Neves

Production

Red Desert

Distribution

Portugal Film and Red Desert

Support

Câmara Municipal de Boticas and Instituto Português de Juventude

Director’s notes

Bostofrio - où le ciel rejoint la terre

By  Paulo Carneiro
Portugal
Color, 4K