Listen is a 2020 Portuguese drama film written and directed by Ana Rocha de Sousa that stars Lúcia Moniz and Sophia Myles. The film premiered in the Horizon section of the 77th Venice International Film Festival, in which it won the Special Jury Prize.[1] It was selected as the Portuguese entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 93rd Academy Awards.[2] However, in December 2020 the film was disqualified, as more than half of its dialogue was in English.[3] It won 3 Sophia Awards in 2021.[4]
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| Directed by | Ana Rocha de Sousa |
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Running time | 73 minutes |
| Country | Portugal |
| Languages | Portuguese English |
Plot
editA Portuguese couple living in London have their three children taken away from them by social services, and they fight to get them back.[5]
Cast
edit- Lúcia Moniz as Bela
- Sophia Myles as Ann Payne
- Ruben Garcia as Jota
- Kiran Sonia Sawar as Anjali
- James Felner as Diego
- Brian Bovell as Social services officer
- Maisie Sly as Lu
- Susanna Cappellaro as Teacher
- Jon Rumney as Shop owner
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Goodfellow, Melanie; Halligan, Fionnuala; Mueller, Matt; Rosser, Michael (14 September 2020). "Five talking points from an extraordinary Venice Film Festival". Screen Daily. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
- ^ "The film that will represent Portugal in the Oscar race is already chosen". re Jerusalem. 16 November 2020. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
- ^ "North American Academy vetoes "Listen" as Portuguese candidate for Oscars – Observer". Time24. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
- ^ "Vencedores 2021". Academia Portuguesa de Cinema (in Portuguese). Retrieved 30 October 2024.
- ^ "'Listen': Film Review Venice 2020". The Hollywood Reporter. 8 September 2020. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
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