From Nowhere: A Portrait of Valter Hugo Mãe
Filmed over seven years, the documentary follows Valter Hugo Mãe as he writes his novel “A Desumanização”, across journeys through Iceland, Brazil, Portugal, Colombia, and Macau. A visual meditation on solitude, loss, and belonging, featuring appearances by cartoonist Laerte Coutinho and Icelandic composer Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson, mentor of bands such as Sigur Rós and Björk. The film is part of the project “The Meaning of Life”, which director Miguel Gonçalves Mendes has been developing for more than a decade: a series of nine features built as a kaleidoscope of contemporary figures, in which the filmmaker invites us to reflect on what makes us, as humans, unique beings.
Directed by Miguel Gonçalves Mendes
Cast
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Valter Hugo Mãe Self -
Laerte Coutinho Self -
Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson Self
Make it a double feature
3h 18m together
From Nowhere: A Portrait of Valter Hugo Mãe
José & Pilar
Both from Miguel Gonçalves Mendes.
