Ossos (1997)

Directed by

Pedro Costa

Genre

comedy drama, art film

Country

Portugal

Runtime

1h 34m

Rating

6.8 of 10 from 46 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young mother leaves her newborn baby with the father in a poor Lisbon shantytown. The story follows the couple's struggle with poverty and their unstable relationship.

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What happens

Ossos (English: Bones) is a 1997 Portuguese film directed by Pedro Costa. Ossos was shot in the Fontainhas district of Lisbon (also known as "Estrela d'Africa"), where disadvantaged dwellers and immigrants from former Portuguese colonies in Africa live desperate lives. The film was nominated for the Golden Lion and won for Best Cinematography (Golden Osella) at the Venice International Film Festival in 1997. Costa further dealt with the now-defunct shanty district in his next two films, In Vanda's Room (2000) and Colossal Youth (2006). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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