Five women are running an old hotel and trying to save it from inexorable decay. Guests arrive over the course of a weekend: a couple bears the wounds of a long-term misunderstanding; a domineering mother interferes in her daughter’s relationship; two girls try to save their own love story in the face of opposition from a possessive mother. Living Bad is the reverse shot of Bad Living, revealing everything that was floating in the depth of field in the first film’s mirror image.
About the film
Details
- Running time
- 2 hr. 4 min.
- Country, year
- Portugal, France, 2023
- Genre
- Drama
- Language
- Portuguese
- Subtitles
- Lithuanian, English
- Age rating
- N-16
Credits
- Director
- João Canijo
- Screenplay
- João Canijo
- Producers
- Pedro Borges
- Cinematography
- Leonor Teles
- Cast
- Anabela Moreira, Rita Blanco, Madalena Almeida, Cleia Almeida, Vera Barreto, Nuno Lopes, Filipa Areosa, Leonor Silveira, Rafael Morais, Lia Carvalho, Beatriz Batarda, Carolina Amaral, Leonor Vasconcelos
- More information
- www.imdb.com
Festivals and awards
Director
João Canijo
João Canijo began his career as an assistant director for Manoel de Oliveira, Wim Wenders, Alain Tanner and Werner Schroeter. His debut feature film opened the 1988 International Film Festival Rotterdam. Since then, he has made over ten feature films which have regularly screened in the official selections at Cannes, Venice and Toronto.
Where to watch
- ŽMONĖS CINEMA Watch
