arsenal distribution: REDEMPTION

REDEMPTION (Portugal/France/Germany/Italy 2013, 20.8.) by Miguel Gomes. In a small village in the north of Portugal on January 21, 1975, a child writes a letter to his parents in Angola to tell them how sad Portugal is. On July 13, 2011, an old man in Milan remembers his first love. In Paris, on May 6th, 2012, a father tells his young daughter that he will never be a true father. During a wedding in Leipzig on September 3, 1977, the bride just can’t seem to get a Wagner opera out of her head. But just when and where did these poor devils start looking for redemption? The Berlin premiere of the new short film by Miguel Gomes at Arsenal on 20.8 with guests.