The Invisible Life
There is a long night when Hugo, a civil servant, is sitting on the stairs of the Ministry where he works. He can’t face going home. The images of the mysterious 8 mm films he found in António’s house after he passed away keep coming back to his mind. Hugo remembers the day when Antonio, his superior at the Ministry, told him that he was going to die. Indirectly, Antonio seemed to want to tell him something about Hugo himself. Hugo’s desire to understand what had remained unsaid between the two of them, triggers other memories from the past. Hugo unexpectedly thinks back on the last time he saw the woman he loved, Adriana, and relives once more what he feels has been his unlived life.
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Filipe Duarte
Hugo
Known for
The Time in Between
Imagine
João Perry
António
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Vítor Gonçalves
Pedro Fernandes Duarte
Leonardo Simões
Mónica Santana Baptista
Maria João Pinho
Adriana
Also in
Glória
The Secret
Rui Alexandre Santos
Jorge Braz Santos
Pedro Lamares
Sandro
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Ouro Verde
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Patrícia Maravilha
Maria João Sigalho
Vítor Gonçalves Director · Mónica Santana Baptista Writer Jorge Braz Santos Writer
First release October 11, 2013 · Produced in Portugal, United Kingdom · Production Young Films
Production
Rosa Filmes
Production
Young Films
Production
Portugal · United Kingdom
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Original title
A Vida Invisível
Original language
Portuguese
Spoken on screen
Portuguese
Release dates
Italy · October 11, 2013
Premiere · Roma International Film Festival
Portugal · June 5, 2014
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Italy
November 13, 2013 · Theatrical
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