Arena (2009)

Directed by

João Salaviza

Genre

drama

Country

Portugal

Runtime

15 min

Rating

6.6 of 10 from 21 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

A young man spends his day on the run through the outskirts of Lisbon. He hides from police while trying to meet up with friends.

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What happens

Arena is a 2009 Portuguese short drama film directed by João Salaviza. It won the Short Film Palme d'Or at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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