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DEATH OF A CITY

by João Rosas

synopsis

In the heart of Bairro Alto, right in the centre of Lisbon, the building of an old printing workshop is demolished to make way for luxury apartments. Seeing this as a perfect image for the death of a certain Lisbon in the wake of the financial crisis and the ensuing real estate and touristic boom, the director films an urban diary portraying the daily life of the construction site and those who work there. What starts out as a work-centred film turns out to be the story of the director’s relationship with his hometown and with the people who build it.

international title: Death of a City
original title: A morte de uma cidade
country: Portugal
year: 2023
genre: documentary
directed by: João Rosas
film run: 116'
screenplay: João Rosas
cinematography by: João Rosas
film editing: Raul Domingues, João Rosas
production: Terratreme Filmes
distributor: Terratreme Filmes

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