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At the top of a faraway mountain lies a whole world, surrounded by clumps of granite. Adsamo will one day disappear: its nooks and crannies may not have been forgotten, but they have lost their song. The film follows its inhabitants throughout the seasons. Memories are unleashed with the passing of time. Chronicles of rural life, misadventures from the past century, fights one must win to muster misery and resistance against servitude.
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Cast:
António Manuel Galhada, Agostinho Rodrigues Torres, Alzira Rodrigues Figueiredo, Laurinda de Jesus Portela Peixe, José da Conceição Peixe, Abílio Pereira, José António de Jesus, Piedade Jesus, Fernando Figueiredo Marques, José Fernandes, José da Conceição Fernandes, José Figueiredo Marques, Piedade Marques da Silva -
Original Title:
Le Pain que le Diable a Pétri -
Country:
France, Portugal -
Year:
2012 - 84'
Director
José Vieira
Born in Oliveira de Frades, José Vieira left for France in 1965, aged seven. Since 1985, encouraged by the political transformations that took place in Portugal and by his own involvement with immigrant solidarity groups, he has directed around thirty documentaries for France 2, France 3, Cinquème and Arte, creating a portrait of immigration in France based on his own personal experiences and the individual stories that he has come to know.
The great difficulties endured by Portuguese immigrants – life in the slums, fraudulent employers, as well as hate and discrimination – motivated José Vieira to reconstruct a collective memory and a narrative that applies to all of these immigrants, regardless of their origins, by explaining the motives which led them to leave their country and fight for a better life.
The great difficulties endured by Portuguese immigrants – life in the slums, fraudulent employers, as well as hate and discrimination – motivated José Vieira to reconstruct a collective memory and a narrative that applies to all of these immigrants, regardless of their origins, by explaining the motives which led them to leave their country and fight for a better life.
