Living Bad
A hotel by the northern shore of Portugal welcomes its guests over the weekend. A man is torn between being present for his wife and the space that his mother takes up between the two of them. A mother encourages her daughter’s marriage to enable her own love affair with her son-in-law. Another mother lives through her daughter, preventing her from making her own decisions. Three families at the end of their cycles of acceptance.
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Cast
14 people
Nuno Lopes
Jaime
Known for
White Lines
The New Look
Filipa Areosa
Camila
Also in
Strawberries with Sugar
For You
Leonor Silveira
Elisa
Known for
The Strange Case of Angelica
Rafael Morais
Alex
Known for
White Lines
Turn of the Tide
Lia Carvalho
Graça
Also in
Strawberries with Sugar
Doce
Beatriz Batarda
Judite
Known for
It's All Gone Pete Tong
Night Train to Lisbon
Leonor Vasconcelos
Júlia
Also in
Mysteries of Lisbon
Chiquititas
Carolina Amaral
Alice
Also in
Glória
Cacau
Anabela Moreira
Piedade
Known for
Amelia’s Children
Diamantino
Rita Blanco
Sara
Known for
The Gilded Cage
Amour
Madalena Almeida
Salomé
Also in
A Herdeira
Sunset
Cleia Almeida
Raquel
Also in
Sara
Leading Role
João Canijo Director · Leonor Teles Cinematographer João Braz Editor
First release February 23, 2023 · Produced in France, Portugal · Production Les Films de l'Après-Midi
Production
Midas Filmes
Production
Les Films de l'Après-Midi
Production
France · Portugal
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Languages
Original title
Viver Mal
Original language
Portuguese
Spoken on screen
Portuguese
Release dates
Germany · February 23, 2023
Premiere · World Premiere at Berlin International Film Festival
Portugal · May 7, 2023
Limited theatrical · Porto, Batalha Centro de Cinema (preview)
No release date listed for United States.
France
October 11, 2023 · Theatrical
Netherlands
August 29, 2024 · Theatrical
Portugal
April 29, 2023 · Premiere · IndieLisboa International Film Festival
May 11, 2023 · Theatrical
Spain
April 19, 2023 · Premiere · Las Palmas de Gran Canaria International Film Festival
Taiwan
November 12, 2023 · Premiere · Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival
Türkiye
April 16, 2023 · Premiere · Istanbul Film Festival
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