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Água Fria (2011)

Água Fria poster
Directed by
Pedro Neves
Genre
documentary film
Country
Portugal
Runtime
13 min
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A documentary about a yearly pilgrimage in northern Portugal where thousands of people gather on a beach to honor Saint Bartholomew. The film looks at the participants from different ages and backgrounds and suggests that their everyday lives are just a long wait for this annual event.

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What happens

Água Fria (zu dt.: Kaltes Wasser) ist ein Dokumentarfilm des portugiesischen Regisseurs Pedro Neves aus dem Jahr 2011. Jedes Jahr im August kommen Tausende von Wallfahrern zur Verehrung des heiligen Bartholomäus an den Strand des nordportugiesischen Dorfes Mar. Die Prozession führt Menschen verschiedenen Alters und sozialer Herkunft für kurze Zeit zusammen. Neves nähert sich den Beweggründen der Pilger und es scheint so, als sei ihr Alltag nur die Wartezeit zwischen der jährlichen Wallfahrt. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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