Bird of Prey

Overview

After finishing his MA in Anthropology, Hugo spends his days giving his brain a rest from the endless reading of texts by unknown authors. His only company is Luisa, the cleaning lady, with whom he plays cat and mouse. To escape the sleep of reason – which creates monsters -, Hugo exercises his lyrical vein by writing, with his friend Manuel, songs about their neighbourhood. The quiet dilettantism of our protagonist is shaken by Catarina, a young and beautiful translator who’s starting her professional life as a freelancer. Hugo is hooked and wavers. High above, a kestrel falcon hovers. It’s not the only bird of prey that can do it.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

March 13, 2006

Original language

Portuguese

Spoken languages

Portuguese

Countries

Portugal

Production

O Som e a Fúria

Cast

Hugo Leitão,Márcia Breia,Lia Ferreira,Manuel Mesquita

Director

João Nicolau

Writer

João Nicolau

Producer

Sandro Aguilar,Luís Urbano

Cinematography

Mário Castanheira

Music

München

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

Homepage

Official site

IMDb

tt0793434