Way Back Home

(La vuelta a casa)
Diego Freitas | Drama, Fiction

2019 | 16 minutes | Brazil

A retiree waits for a visit from family that doesn't happen. His gardener offers him a lift home, but when he gets there, a surprise jogs his memory.

Synopsis

On Easter Sunday, Plínio, a retired carpenter, waits for his family's visit, but they don't show up. Anselmo, the household gardener, offers him a lift home. Along the way, Plínio revisits his memories of the neighborhood where he was born and raised, but when he gets there, a surprise puts his memories in check.

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Main credits

Freitas, Diego (film director)
Freitas, Diego (screenwriter)
Freitas, Diego (film producer)
Olivares, Diego (screenwriter)
Reck, Luciano (film producer)
Rodio, Guilherme (film producer)
Rodio, Guilherme (actor)
Duarte, Lima (actor)

Other credits

Cinematography, Kaue Zilli; editing, Bruno Autran, Diego Freitas; music, Ed Côrtes.


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Festivals

Florianópolis Audiovisual Mercosul - Best Actor, Best Music Score, Best Film by Popular Jury; Caruaru Film Festival - Best Film by Young Jury, Best Script, Best Cinematography; Comunicurtas–Brazil Showcase - Best Film by Popular Jury, Best Director; Cinefest Votorantim-National Showcase - Best Director; Festcine Brazil - Best Fiction Script, Best Fiction Director; Itabaiana Film Festival - Best Cinematography; Festival Comunicurtas UEPB - Best Film by Popular Jury, Best Director; Cinefestival Vale do Jaguaribe - Best Cinematography; Palmácia Film Festival - Best Actor; Pedra Azul Film Festival - Best Script, Best Actor; Curta Caicó - Best National Film, Best Film by Popular Jury, Best Director, Best Actor

DIRECTOR: Diego Freitas

NATIONALITY: Brazil

YEAR: 2019

GENRE: Drama, Fiction

LANGUAGE: Portuguese

COLOR / B&W: Color

GRADE LEVEL: Middle School, High School, College, Adult

SUBTITLE/CC: AVAILABLE

AUDIO DESCRIPTION: NOT AVAILABLE

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