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Ico Costa

Fiction / 16mm / 98' / 2019

After committing a crime, a man hides in the forest. Shot in the Portuguese highlands, in 16mm, the film follows Henrique, a solitary man running away from his life and from the world. In a progressively immersive style, you are transported into this space of solitude, in search of what really moves the protagonist.


With Henrique Bonacho Script and Directing Ico Costa Cinematography Hugo Azevedo Sound David Badalo Editing Francisco Moreira, Ana Godoy Sound Editing Marcos Canosa Sound Mix Joaquín Rosson, Simon Apostolou Colorist Ada Frontini, Rita Lamas Producers João Matos, Jerónimo Quevedo, Jérôme Blesson

Video on Demand

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Filmin

Awards

Best Lusophone Feature Film - Festival Primavera do Cine’19

Festivals

International Film Festival Rotterdam: IFFR, Netherlands '19
New Horizons International Film Festival, Poland'19
IndieLisboa, Portugal'19
Festival Primavera do Cine, Spain'19
CineEco 2019 – 25º Festival Internacional de Cinema Ambiental da Serra da Estrela, Portugal'19
Cámara Lúcida - Encuentros Cinematográficos, Equador'19
XV Panorama Internacional Coisa de Cinema, Brasil'19
MALBA - 7ª Semana de Cine Portugués, Argentina'19
Festival do Rio, Brasil'19
Caminhos do Cinema Português, Portugal’19
LECYT - Festival de Cine y Televisión "Reino de León", Spain'20
Lima Alterna IFF, Peru'20
La Casa Encendida, Spain'20
Days of European Films, Czech Republic'21
Dhaka International Film Festival, Bangladesh'22