A fairly shabby, dark, three-part wardrobe in a hallway: About ten years have passed since Joana Claude suffered sexual violence when it was assembled. Now the time has come to not only disassemble it. Instead, Joana sets out to destroy the artefact of pain completely. The gesture is made with fervour, tearing out the shelves and doors looks like retroactive resistance, what was pent up finds an outlet. At the same time, the ritual is characterised by gradual escalation: At first the director speaks of her relationship with her parents – a big sweat stain on her back already beginning to show –, in the end everything is in flames. The act is short, it lasts only a few minutes. And yet it allows an intimate insight that acquires a universal, strength-giving character as it unfolds.
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Joana Claude Director · Letícia Batista Cinematographer João Maria Editor
United States release October 17, 2023 · Produced in Brazil · Production Pituã Produções
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Descprace
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Pituã Produções
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Brazil
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Original title
Descarrego
Original language
Portuguese
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Portuguese
Release dates
United States · October 17, 2023
Premiere · 66th DOK Leipzig - International Leipzig Festival for Documentary and Animated Film
Indonesia
October 25, 2024 · Premiere · Jakarta Film Week
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