Journey to Portugal (film) explained

Journey to Portugal
Native Name:Viagem a Portugal
Director:Sergio Tréfaut
Producer:Sergio Tréfaut
Starring:Maria de Medeiros, Isabel Ruth, Makena Diop
Music:Gyorgy Ligeti
Cinematography:Edgar Moura
Editing:Sergio Trefaut, Goncalo Soares, Pedro Marques, Maria Gaivao
Runtime:75 minutes
Country:Portugal
Language:Portuguese

Journey to Portugal (Portuguese: Viagem a Portugal) is a 2011 Portuguese film directed and written by Sergio Tréfaut, based on a true story.[1] It was Tréfaut's first feature-length fiction film and stars Maria de Medeiros, Isabel Ruth, and Makena Diop.

Synopsis

Maria, a Ukrainian doctor, comes to Portugal to spend a year with Greco, her husband who is also a doctor. Upon arrival at Faro airport she is the only person from Kyiv approached by agents of Immigration and Customs that lead her to a room of interrogation, without any explanations. All this occurs because the authorities suspect that something illegal should be behind her trip, since she is from Eastern Europe and her husband is Senegalese.

Awards and nominations

Caminhos do Cinema Português 2011 (Portugal)

Golden Globes 2012 (Portugal)

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Notes and References

  1. Prata . Ana Filipa . 2017-10-01 . Waiting zones and black holes: An analysis of the airport setting in Sérgio Tréfaut’s Journey to Portugal . Crossings: Journal of Migration & Culture . en . 8 . 2 . 163–174 . 10.1386/cjmc.8.2.163_1 . 2040-4344.