Diary of Beiras

Diary of Beiras

Portugal, One Day at a Time

2017 · 133 min · Documentary

A journey through the Beiras region. The houses, the cafes, the streets, the people still living in them. What the lands were and are, and the testimonies of those still living there. The day-by-day of some of those people – less and less, and increasingly aged. And alone.

Directed by João Canijo · Written by Anabela Moreira

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