Drama · Portugal · 2024 0

A Santa Joana dos Matadouros

A Santa Joana dos Matadouros poster
Director
João Sousa Cardoso
Cast
Constança Carvalho Homem as Joana Dark Ricardo Bueno as Marta Bonito as Joel Sines as Adelaide Teixeira as Valdemar Santos as
Crew
Ricardo Novais Pereira — Director of Photography José Guilherme Marques — Director of Photography João Sousa Cardoso — Editor Tiago Afonso — Editor Bertolt Brecht — Writer João Sousa Cardoso — Writer
Synopsis

Inspired by the work of Bertolt Brecht and filmed in Porto's former industrial slaughterhouse, A Santa Joana dos Matadouros is a meta-cinematic essay about the labor market in times of economic crisis in Europe. The film explores the possibilities of cinema in its relationship with theater and brings together a cast of professional actors, amateurs, renowned artists from various disciplines, and a group of unemployed residents of Vale de Campanhã.

Mood & Themes
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Key Collaborators
João Sousa Cardoso Director Ricardo Novais Pereira Director of Photography José Guilherme Marques Director of Photography João Sousa Cardoso Editor Tiago Afonso Editor Bertolt Brecht Writer João Sousa Cardoso Writer António Preto Writer Felícia Teixeira Producer
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