Film Info
Sangue do meu sangue

Film Information

Exhibition Title	Sangue do meu sangue
Original Title	Sangue do meu sangue
English Title	Blood of My Blood
Director	João Canijo
Country
Year	2011
Format	DCP
Colour	Color
Duration	191'

Cast:

Intérpretes / Cast: Rita Blanco, Anabela Moreira, Cleia Almeida, Rafael Morais

Production:

Dirección / Director: João Canijo
Guión / Scriptwriter: João Canijo
Fotografía / Cinematography: Mário Castanheira
Edición / Editing: João Braz
Producción / Producer: Pedro Borges
Compañía Productora / Production Company: Midas Filmes

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Synopsis

A woman supporting her entire family with her job. A daughter engaged to be married who falls in love with a man that’s older than her. A young son addicted to drugs. Unwanted pregnancies, relationships that are almost incestuous, illegitimate children, infidelities, and unrequited love: these are the characters and situations featured in Blood of my Blood, an impeccable title for what it reveals, and the way it presents it. Is it a movie or a soap-opera condensed in a cinematographic format? João Canijo’s latest film is not just a great melodrama; it can also be seen as the greatest melodrama of our time. Excessive, of course. With agitated emotions, and above all, a film style where the off-screen action rules. The camera’s movement is contagious (and necessary), and there are extremely anthological shots such us the one where two young men argue in a room while two little girls sit next-door, in a kitchen that is only separated by a thin wall (as if they were two separate screens).

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