Sara loses her brother due to complications from the Covid-19 virus, starting a journey where she looks for a traditional burial that respects the memory of her brother and the Cape Verdean culture. In a world silenced by the pandemic, Sara will find her mourning in forgotten communities. An ode to life.
A woman in a mask looks at us, the spectators, in a sweet and sad lament, as she hears the news of the death of her brother, Ulisses Benoliel, in the covid-19 pandemic. This Antigone/Sara, synonymous with strength and perseverance, wants to be absolutely sure that the man she is burying is her brother and that the funeral takes place according to the tradition of Cape Verdean culture. All things that were impossible at the time. But the heart and determination of Sara, whose camera stubbornly watches and exacerbates (and appeases) every emotion, drives her to move mountains. This first film by Mira Godinho, whom we know from other projects by Leonor Teles, Miguel Nunes and Bernardo Lopes, demonstrates the strength of his gaze, his ability to synthesise and a delicate work with non-actors, which stems from a communal desire to celebrate cinema, made with people and their emotions. That’s why we feel that this directorial debut is something precious and unique. It’s a film that will stay with us, that we will like more and more and that the future will show its place. (Miguel Valverde)
