Fontelonga

Fontelonga

We'll all die and no one will remember us

2013 · 14 min · ★ 8.0 · Drama, Documentary

Fontelonga is a village of Trás-os-Montes, in the interior of Portugal. A mirror of exile in the eyes of their own people. A reflexion where memory is the last object of beauty and redemption.

Directed by Luís Costa

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