Mal Viver

Bad Living

2023 127 min. Portugal, France João Canijo

Official Section - Feature Films

Director
João Canijo

Screenplay
João Canijo

Cinematography
Leonor Teles

Editing
João Braz

Sound
Tiago Raposinho, Elsa Ferreira

Producer
Pedro Borges

Production
Midas Filmes [PT], Les Films de l’Après-midi [FR]

Cast
Anabela Moreira, Rita Blanco, Madalena Almeida, Cleia Almeida, Vera Barreto

Synopsis
A group of women lives in a family-run hotel by the Portuguese north shore. They belong to different generations of the same family, and their relationship is damaged by bitterness. As they try to survive in the declining place, the unexpected arrival of a granddaughter causes new problems and reignites their simmering conflict

Format
DCP, Color

World Sales-Distribution
Portugal Film

Filmography
João Canijo
PORTUGAL (1957)

SELECTED FILMOGRAPHY:
2023 MAL VIVER / BAD LIVING
2023 VIVER MAL / LIVING BAD
2011 SANGUE DO MEU SANGUE / BLOOD OF MY BLOOD
2004 NOITE ESCURA / IN THE DARKNESS OF THE NIGHT
1998 SAPATOS PRETOS / BLACK SHOES

Festivals
Berlin

Notes
Spanish Premiere

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