Description
Montanha 2015
1h 30min | Drama | 19 November 2015 (Portugal)
English Subtitles are included.
Storyline:
a visually intense and poetic coming-of-age film portrays the fourteen-years-old David who is forced to become the man of the house while his grandfather lives last days in hospital.
Synopsis
A hot summer in Lisbon. David, 14, awaits the imminent death of his grandfather, but refuses to visit him, fearing this terrible loss. His mother, Mónica, spends her nights at the hospital. The void already left by his grandfather forces David to become the man of the house. He doesn’t feel ready to assume this new role, but without realizing it, the more he tries to avoid adulthood the more he gets close to it…
Director: João Salaviza
Writer: João Salaviza
Stars: David Mourato, Maria João Pinho, Rodrigo Perdigão
Country: Portugal | France
Language: Portuguese
Release Date: 19 November 2015 (Portugal)
Montanha (2015)
Anonymous (verified owner) –
The teenager in this film is in an in-between stage of growing up, burdened by responsibilities. It’s an intense film about a melancholy boy. He’s not a charmer (one reviewer described him as ‘saturnine’), but that adds to the realism.
Karl (verified owner) –
allan (verified owner) –
quality of film OK but no way could I get English subtitles so could not really follow the film
allan (verified owner) –
good film. subtitles ok. good value, pleased with purchase