Menina
By Cristina Pinheiro
Country: France
Languages: French, Portuguese
Original title: Menina
Casting: Naomi Biton, Nuno Lopes, Beatriz Batarda
Production year: 2017
Runtime: 01h37
Production company: Mezzanine Films
The story revolves around Luisa Palmeira, born in France from Portuguese immigrants. In 1979, Luisa is eight years old. Almost a grown-up in the eyes of her illiterate mother, she remains just a little girl to her hard-drinking father. One day, he trusts her with a heavy secret: he suffers from a serious illness. But she refuses to believe him and thinks instead that he is hiding something else from her…
Rome 2017 – Alice Nella Città Competition
Sao Paulo 2017 – New Filmmakers Competition
Kerala IFF 2017 – World Cinema Section
Göteborg IFF 2018 – Competition – Best First Film Award
« The poetic and profound chronicle of a childhood between two cultures. » - Télérama
