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Edition 2022
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A journey into the hot Alentejo countryside region (South of Portugal) discovering cante music and the life of the polyphonic choirs, originally formed by agricultural workers and miners who express the deep voice of the Earth through song.
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Cast:
The Peasants of Pias, Singers of Aldeia Nova de São Bento, Group of the Casa do Povo de Serpa, The Reapers of Cuba, Group of the Mining Union of Aljustrel, Crow Poppies, Female Choir Cantares of Alcáçovas, The Damaia Nightingales, the Bubedanas -
Original Title:
Alentejo, Alentejo -
Country:
Portugal -
Year:
2013 - 98' PT, Subtitles: EN
Director
Sérgio Tréfaut
Sérgio Tréfaut was born in Brazil in 1965. After completing a Master’s degree in Philosophy at the Sorbonne (Paris), he started work in Lisbon as a journalist. His career evolved from there to his eventually becoming a producer and a prize-winning director of documentaries and feature films screened in more than 50 countries. Sérgio Tréfaut has been on the board of the EDN (European Documentary Network), and co-founded Doclisboa International Film Festival, which he directed between 2004 and 2010.
