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Alma Viva (2022)

88 min · Drama

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Directors

Cristèle Alves Meira

Cast

Lua Michel, Ana Padrão, Jacqueline Corado, Ester Catalão

A summer holiday in a mountain village is unsettled when a young girl is haunted by her late grandmother’s spirit.

The story

During summer, young Salomé returns to her family’s village in the mountains of Trás-os-Montes for the holidays. What begins as a period of celebration and carefree relaxation is disrupted by her grandmother’s death. As the adults argue over the funeral, Salomé is haunted by her grandmother’s spirit. The grandmother was regarded as a witch in the village, adding an unsettling supernatural dimension to the family’s grief and disagreement.

Full plot (contains spoilers)

In the summer, young Salomé returns to her family’s village in the mountains of Trás-os-Montes to spend the holidays. A time of celebration and carefree relaxation is suddenly interrupted by her grandmother’s death. While the adults argue over the funeral, Salomé is haunted by her grandmother’s spirit; in the village, her grandmother was regarded as a witch.

Genres

Drama

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