TABU

Synopsis

A temperamental old woman, her Cape Verdean maid and a neighbour devoted to social causes live on the same floor of a Lisbon apartment building. When the old lady dies, the other two learn of an episode from her past: a tale of love and crime set in an Africa straight from the world of adventure films.

Director's Bio-filmography

Miguel Gomes was born in Lisbon in 1972. He studied at the Lisbon Film and Theatre School and worked as a film critic for the Portuguese press between 1996 and 2000.
He directed several short films awarded in festivals such as Oberhausen, Belfort and Vila do Conde, and screened at Locarno, Rotterdam, Buenos Aires and Vienna. THE FACE YOU DESERVE (2004) was his first feature film. In 2008, he presented his second film, OUR BELOVED MONTH OF AUGUST at Directors’ Fortnight at Cannes Film Festival, which was subsequently selected in more than forty international festivals where he won over a dozen prizes. Restrospectives from his work have been programmed at the Viennale, the BAFICI, in Germany and the USA. His third feature film, TABU, has been released in Berlinale’s Competition , where he won the Alfred Bauer and FIPRESCI award, and will be distributed in more than 45 countries.

TABU [2012] • OUR BELOVED MONTH OF AUGUST [2008] • CANTICLE OF ALL CREATURES [2006] • THE FACE YOU DESERVE [2004] • PRE-EVOLUTION SOCCER’S ONE MINUTE AFTER A GOLDEN GOAL IN THE MASTER LEAGUE [2003] • KALKITOS [2002] • THIRTY-ONE MEANS TROUBLE [2002] • A CHRISTMAS INVENTORY [2000] • MEANWHILE [1999]

Theatrical Release

PORTUGAL: APRIL 5, 2012
MEXICO: MAY 27, 2012
UK: SEPTEMBER 7, 2012
CANADA: SEPTEMBER 21, 2012
RUSSIA: NOVEMBER 1, 2012
AUSTRIA: NOVEMBER 8, 2012
GERMAN SWITZERLAND: NOVEMBER 22, 2012
FRANCE: DECEMBER 5, 2012
GERMANY: DECEMBER 20, 2012
USA: DECEMBER 23, 2012
BELGIUM: JANUARY 9, 2013
SPAIN: JANUARY 18, 2013
FRENCH SWITZERLAND: JANUARY 23, 2013
POLAND: MARCH 1, 2013
ARGENTINA: APRIL 25, 2013
AUSTRALIA: MAY 16, 2013

Festivals & Awards

62nd Berlinale – Competition Alfred Bauer Award; Critics Award FIPRESCI [Germany, 2012]
Las Palmas International Film Festival [Gran Canaria – Spain, 2012]: Lady Harimaguada de Prata Award, Public Award
Festival Paris Cinéma: Coup de Coeur du Jury, Prix du Jury des bloggers et du web [France, 2012]
Avvantura Festival – FilmForum Zadar [Croatia, 2012]: Best Director
Auteur Film Festival [Croatia, 2012]: Grand Prix
Film Festival Ghent: Grand Prix for Best Film [Belgium, 2012]
Muestra de Cine Europeo de Lanzarote: Best Film [Spain, 2012]
Time Out Awards 2012 [Portugal, 2012]: Portuguese Film of the Year
French Critics Association Cinema Awards [France, 2012]: Best Foreign Film
International Cinephile Society [2012]: Best Original Screenplay
Prémio Autores 2013 – Portuguese Author’s Society [Portugal, 2013]: Best Film
Festival Internacional de Cine de Cartagena de Indias [Colombia, 2013]: Cinecolombia Award for Best Film
Globos de Ouro 2013 [Portugal, 2013]: Globo de Ouro for Best Film

Images

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Sounds

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Cast

Teresa Madruga • Laura Soveral • Ana Moreira • Henrique Espírito Santo • Carloto Cotta • Isabel Cardoso • Ivo Müller • Manuel Mesquita

Crew

directed by Miguel Gomes • written by Miguel Gomes e Mariana Ricardo • cinematography Rui Poças • sound Vasco Pimentel • 1st assistant director Bruno Lourenço • continuity Telmo Churro • artistic consultant B&W Silke Fischer • decoration Bruno Duarte • wardrobe Silvia Grabowski • hair & make-up Araceli Fuente and e Donna Meirelles • editors Telmo Churro, Miguel Gomes • sound editors Miguel Martins, António Lopes • mix Miguel Martins • production manager Joaquim Carvalho • associate producer Alexander Bohr, ZDF/Arte • executive producer Luís Urbano • co-producers Janine Jackowski, Jonas Dornbach, Maren Ade, Fabiano Gullane, Caio Gullane, Thomas Ordonneau • producers Luís Urbano and Sandro Aguilar