synopsis
1 arrest 2 interrogation, imprisonment 3 photographs: inner monologues 4 a suffocating audio track 5 the anthropometrics of political opponents 6 experiment transformed into an ethical attack 7 visual standards of mug shot: front-view, profile 8 regime supported by church, army, corporations, secret police 9 film of photographs a somnambulant gateway to cruel reality 10 a purely aesthetic film presenting the stories of political prisoners 20 The silent dictator Salazar ruled Portugal and its colonies for 48 years - the director takes testimony of years of imprisonment, as told by victims of the regime, and innovatively combines it with photographs from the archives of the secret police, the PIDE.
film details
| director: | Susana de Sousa Dias |
| producer: | Ansgar Schaefer |
| script: | Susana de Sousa Dias |
| photography: | O. E. Santo |
| editing: | S. Dias |
| music: | A Dias |
| sound: | A. Carvalho |
Film at festival
| premiere type: | European Premiere |
| festival edition: | 2010 |
| section: | Opus Bonum |
| awards: | Nejlepší světový dokumentární film |
| format: | DigiBeta PAL |
| language: | Portuguese |
| subtitles: | English |
| colour: | Black and white |
Info
| director: | Susana de Sousa Dias |
| original title: | 48 |
| country: | Portugal |
| year: | 2009 |
| running time: | 93 min. |
