29th Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival

24. 10.–2. 11. 2025
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António and Catarina
António and Catarina

António and Catarina

Cristina Hanes / Portugal / 2017 / East European Premiere / 40 min.


synopsis

In one of the gloomy rooms in his flat, seventy-year-old Augusto casts shy glances at the camera behind which stands twenty-five year old Cristina, the film’s director. For three years she repeatedly visited him to record their interviews, during which they used the assumed names of António and Catarina. This game with identity, and mainly with the nature of their mutual relationship, is reflected in small talk, where the topics turn to diverse themes, including masturbation and gender stereotypes. Augusto/António is usually the one talking as well as the one in front of the camera, which records his image in dark details. Cristina/Catarina stands behind the camera and asks questions.

“Drawn by the vigour of an old enchanting man, I made this film without knowing where it would take me.” C. Hanes

biography

Romanian-born Cristina Haneș (1991) is a student of the prestigious DocNomads study program for documentary filmmakers. Thus far, she has made only a few short and medium-length films. She is currently working on her first feature length film, which is a Romanian and Indian co-production. Her António and Catarina was one of the films competing in the Pardi di domani section at this year’s Locarno Film Festival.

more about film

director: Cristina Hanes
cast: Augusto Martinho Manuel, Cristina Hanes
producer: Tiago Hespanha
script: Cristina Hanes
photography: Cristina Hanes
editing: Cristina Hanes, Tiago Hespanha
sound: Cristina Hanes

contact

AGENCIA - PORTUGESE SHORT FILM AGENCY / Salette Ramalho / Pr Jose Regio n 110 / Vila do Conde / Portugal / +351 252 646 683 / agencia@curtas.pt / www.curtas.pt

Film at festival

premiere type:East European Premiere
festival edition:2017
section:Between the Seas
format:DCP
language:Portuguese
subtitles:English
colour:Colour

Info

director:Cristina Hanes
original title:António e Catarina
country:Portugal
year:2017
running time:40 min.

Festival partners

Ministerstvo kultury
Fond kinematografie
Město Jihlava
Kraj Vysočina
Creative Europe Media
GEMO
Česká televize
Český rozhlas
Aktuálně.cz
Respekt
Dafilms

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