Wolf and Dog (2022) Lobo e Cão
Wolf and Dog (2022)
WEB-Dl 1080p | MKV | 1920x1080 | x264 @ 8250 Kbps | 106 min | 6,44 Gb
Audio: Portuguese AC3 5.1 @ 384 Kbps | Subtitles: English, Romanian
Genre: Drama
WEB-Dl 1080p | MKV | 1920x1080 | x264 @ 8250 Kbps | 106 min | 6,44 Gb
Audio: Portuguese AC3 5.1 @ 384 Kbps | Subtitles: English, Romanian
Genre: Drama
Director: Cláudia Varejão
Stars: Ana Cabral, Ruben Pimenta, Cristiana Branquinho
Ana was born in São Miguel, an island in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean ruled by religion and traditions. Growing up as the middle child of a family of three with her mother and grandmother. Early Ana realized that girls and boys were given different tasks. Through her friendship with Luis, her queer best friend who loves dresses as much as pants, Ana questions the world that is promised to her. When her friend Cloé arrives from Canada, bringing with her the glowing days of youth, Ana embarks on a journey that will take her beyond the horizon.
IMDB - 11 wins
Cláudia Varejão crafts a work of contrasts, where the chromatic splendour of the Azorean landscapes intertwines with the rigidity of the traditions and customs that shape everyday life in São Miguel. The director summons a palette reminiscent of Almodóvar, yet places it in tension with the melancholic greyness of insularity.
Ana and Luís, the young protagonists, embody this yearning for transcendence: both dream of something greater than what the island can offer them. One embraces this impulse openly, while the other reveals it in more veiled ways, particularly through his sexuality. The fascination with what comes from beyond the island runs through the film like a guiding thread, marking every gesture and every silence.
Varejão does not seek subtlety, nor does she make interpretation easy. She compels the viewer to dive into the emotional density of the characters and, above all, into the melancholy that permeates the narrative, so that the power of colour can be truly felt. The result is a demanding yet profoundly accomplished film, one that does not merely depict an island but conveys the very feeling of insularity in all its complexity.
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Wolf and Dog (2022) Lobo e Cão
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