Aqui na Terra

Aqui na Terra (Here on Earth)
Aqui na Terra (Here on Earth)
Directed by	João Botelho
Written by	João Botelho
Starring	Luís Miguel Cintra; Jessica Weiss/Voz de Maria João Luís; Pedro Hestnes; Rita Dias;
Cinematography	Elso Roque
Music by	António Pinho Vargas
Distributed by	Marfilmes
Release date	October 14, 1993;
Running time	105 minutes
Country	Portugal
Language	Portuguese

Aqui na Terra (Here on Earth) is a 1993 Portuguese film directed and written by João Botelho. It stars Luís Miguel Cintra, Jessica Weiss/Voz de Maria João Luís, Pedro Hestnes, Rita Dias.

Overview edit

Direction: João Botelho
Script: João Botelho
Production: Companhia de filmes do Príncipe Real; BBC
Format: 35mm, color
Genre: fiction (drama)
Duration: 105’
Length: 2900 meters
Distributor: Marfilmes
Release Date: Cinema Nimas, in Lisbon, October 14, 1993

Synopsis edit

Miguel is a successful economist until his father's death plunges him into a strange obscure world of fears, eerie sounds and psychological isolation. He quits his job, drifts away from his wife and initiates a process of physical disintegration. He will touch the bottom before he starts seeing the light. And, as an echo to his journey, we follow, faraway in the countryside, the story of a crime and its redemption, the story of António and Cecília. From death to the miracle of life, here on earth.