Tabu

"TABU" WILL CELEBRATE ITS FILM PREMIERE AT THE 62nd INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL IN BERLIN IN COMPETITION.



A CO-PRODUCTION WITH O SOM E A FÚRIA (PORTUGAL), GULLANE ENTRETENIMENTO (BRAZIL), SHELLAC SUD (FRANCE), ZDF/ARTE AND RTP PORTUGAL; FUNDED BY INSTITUTE FOR CINEMA AND AUDIOVISUALS (ICA), CENTRE NATIONAL DU CINÉMA ET DE L’IMAGE ANIMÉE (CNC), FILM FUND HAMBURG SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN (FFHSH), AGÊNCIA NACIONAL PARA O CINEMA (ANCINE); DEVELOPED WITH THE MEDIA PROGRAMME OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY.


Synopsis

A temperamental old woman, her Cape Verdean maid and a neighbour devoted to social causes live on the same floor of a Lisbon apartment building. When the old lady dies, the other two learn of an episode from her past: a tale of love and crime set in an Africa straight from the world of adventure films.


Cast

Pilar Teresa Madruga
AuroraLaura Soveral
Young AuroraAna Moreira
VenturaHenrique Espirito Santo
Young VenturaCarloto Cotta
SantaIsabel Cardoso
Aurora's husband Ivo Müller
MárioManuel Mesquita


Crew

Written by Miguel Gomes, Mariana Teixeira
Directed by Miguel Gomes
Producers Luís Urbano, Sandro Aguilar (O Som e a Fúria)
Co-producers Janine Jackowski, Jonas Dornbach, Maren Ade (Komplizen Film GmbH),
Fabiano Gullane, Caio Gullane (Gullane Entretenimento),
Thomas Ordonneau (Shellac Sud)
Associate Producer
Alexander Bohr, ZDF/Arte
Cooperation
Georg Steinert, Arte G.E.I.E.
Production Manager Joaquim Carvalho
Director of Photography Rui Poças, A.I.P.
Decoration Bruno Duarte
Black & White Consultant Silke Fischer
Costume Design Silvia Grabowski
Sound Vasco Pimentel
Editing Telmo Churro, Miguel Gomes


Awards

Berlinale 2012, Competition –
Alfred-Bauer-Preis and FIPRESCI Prize /
Las Palmas International Film Festival 2012 –
Lady Harimaguada de Prata Silver Award and Public Award


Theatrical Release

Portugal, France, Brasil, Switzerland, Greece,
Australia, Newseeland, Great Britain, Irland, Canada,
USA, Poland, Ex-Jugoslavia, Albania, Mexico, Austria,
Spain, Japan, Italy, Argentinia, Chile,
Uruguay, Paraguay


Festivals

Berlinale 2012, Competition
Las Palmas International Film Festival
Hong Kong International Film Festival
Copenhagen Film Festival CPH:PIX
Buenos Aires International Film Festival (BAFICI)
Jeonju International Film Festival

World Distribution

The Match Factory (http://www.the-match-factory.de)