Volta à Terra

Jul 9 2015 N/A 1h 18m
Documentary

At Uz, an isolated hamlet in the northern mountains of Portugal, four generations live together in a group of around fifty people. When life is rough, solidarity is of the highest order. Everything else is left in God’s hands. They could have emigrated, like so many others, but chose to stay and keep their ancestral way of life, away from the racket of modernity.

Plot

Volta à Terra tells the story of an endangered community: farmers who practice subsistence farming in a mountainous village of northern Portugal, deserted due to emigration. Between the evocation of the past and their uncertain future, we follow the 49 inhabitants through four seasons.

Written by

Laurence Ferreira Barbosa, João Pedro Plácido

Directed by

João Pedro Plácido

Cast

Daniel Xavier Pereira, António Guimarães, Daniela Barroso

Crew

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Production Countries

France, Portugal, Switzerland

Production Companies

O Som e a Fúria, Close Up Films, Les Films de l'Air

Languages

Português

Awards

6 wins & 3 nominations

Scores
# of Votes
214
Average Rating
7 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA