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The Garbage Man

2022 12 min Portuguese
Wubly rating 6.6 IMDb rating 6.5

On a hot August afternoon, the family gather at the table and remember Uncle Botão: the Colonial War, and emigration to France where he lived and worked for thirty years as a garbage man.

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Laura Gonçalves Director

First release June 13, 2022 · Produced in Portugal · Languages French, Portuguese

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Agencia - Portuguese Short Film Agency

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Curtas-Metragens, CRL

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Portugal

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Original title

O Homem do Lixo

Original language

Portuguese

Spoken on screen

French · Portuguese

Release dates

France · June 13, 2022

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No release date listed for United States.

France

May 12, 2024 · TV · ARTE (Court-circuit)

Taiwan

May 7, 2023 · Premiere · Golden Harvest Awards

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