Underplayed Gems

The Seasons (2025)

The Seasons poster
Original title
As Estações
Genre
docufiction
Country
France, Portugal, Austria, Spain
Rated
12
Rating
6.5 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

The film follows the changing seasons in Portugal's Alentejo region. It mixes real and fictional stories about the people who have lived there over time.

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What happens

The Seasons (Portuguese: As Estações) is a 2025 docufiction film written and directed by Maureen Fazendeiro in her directorial feature debut. The film traces the passage of seasons while exploring both the documented and fictional histories of Portugal's Alentejo region and its successive inhabitants. An international co-production, the film had its world premiere at the 78th Locarno Film Festival on 11 August 2025, in the Main Competition section, where it competed for Golden Leopard. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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