Sprout. In the vacant lots against the hammering of buildings always under construction, between walls of granite, cement and sheet metal with rust, moss and cats; on the hillside between the train and the river, next to the traffic on the highway, facing the subway, vegetable gardens sprout. In this city, the choreography of ancient gestures of cultivating the land is repeated day after day, without fail. Sowing, digging, harvesting, watering, eating, talking, resting and returning the next day. The longest day of the year brings S. João and nobody goes to bed, but when the sun rises, the discreet gestures of resistance will restart.
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Mónica Martins Nunes Director · Deniz Şimşek Cinematographer
First release November 28, 2024 · Produced in Germany, Portugal · Original title Variações sobre como cultivar uma cidade
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Germany · Portugal
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Original title
Variações sobre como cultivar uma cidade
Original language
Portuguese
Spoken on screen
Portuguese
Release dates
Portugal · November 28, 2024
Premiere · World Premiere
No release date listed for United States.
Germany
April 25, 2025 · Premiere · National Premiere
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