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Ascension

Portugal/2016
Pedro Peralta

Synopsis

At dawn, a group of peasants tries to rescue the body of a young man from the inside of a well. Women veil their faces in silence while men endure the situation. In the center of it all, a mother awaits her son’s salvation. The wait is over. The boy’s body emerges from the depths of the earth. How can life cease to be when in nature there is an enduring renewal? In a distance the sun breaks the horizon. There is a new day ahead.

 Screenplay
Pedro Peralta

 Director of Photography
João Ribeiro

 Film Editing
Francisco Moreira

 Production Company
Terratreme Filmes

 Cast
Domicília Nunes, Ricardo Francisco
Alice Calçada, António Pote, António Eusébio, Daniela Toito, Fábio Leiria, João Paulo, José Manuel, Leonel Pirralha, Manuela Domingos, Marlene Monteiro, Susana Monteiro, Vitalina Ferreira

 Duration
18’

Pedro Peralta
Director's Biography
Pedro Peralta

Pedro Peralta was born in Lisbon, where he lives and works. In 2012 he completed his master’s degree in Film Studies, with the short film Mupepy Munatim which has been selected and awarded in several national and international film festivals. Since 2013, he works at the cinema company Terratreme Films. He is currently writing his first feature film KA.