Inspired by the work of Bertolt Brecht and filmed in Porto's former industrial slaughterhouse, A Santa Joana dos Matadouros is a meta-cinematic essay about the labor market in times of economic crisis in Europe. The film explores the possibilities of cinema in its relationship with theater and brings together a cast of professional actors, amateurs, renowned artists from various disciplines, and a group of unemployed residents of Vale de Campanhã.
João Sousa Cardoso
Director, Writer
Bertolt Brecht
Writer
António Preto
Writer
Constança Carvalho Homem
Joana Dark
Ricardo Bueno
Marta Bonito
Joel Sines

Adelaide Teixeira

Valdemar Santos
Tiago Vouga
Ricardo Leite
Ruben Andrade
The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds73%
Mãe Só Há Uma63%
TalhotBlond63%
Rio, 40 Graus71%
Synecdoche, New York75%
Home67%
Hamlet73%
The Return68%
Hamlet74%
Vitalina Varela66%
I Never Sang for My Father66%
Call Me Crazy: A Five Film70%
Killer's Kiss63%
Temporada69%
Vanya on 42nd Street66%
Sky62%
Nothing Personal65%
The Human Voice67%
Brand Upon the Brain!66%
Riot in Cell Block 1171%