Country: Portugal
Year: 1999
Duration: 15'
A young, pregnant woman swims upstream for a long distance and gives birth to a baby girl in the water. During the baby's birth the mother almost drowns, but another mysterious pregnant woman - perhaps a divinity - seems to be watching over her from afar.
Biography
film director
Raquel Freire
Raquel Freire is born in Porto in 1973.
FILMOGRAFIA
Rio Vermelho (1999).
Cast
& Credits
Regia, soggetto e sceneggiatura: Raquel Freire.
Director of photography: Paulo Abreu.
Art director: Manuel Lobão.
Sound: Vasco Pimentel.
Music: Carlos Bica.
Editor: Vitor Alves.
Cast and characters: Rafaela Santos (Amelia), Sara de Castro (donna incinta), Paula Guedes (donna in nero), Maria Freire (neonata).
Produttori: Raquel Freire, Carlos Braga.
Produzione e vendita all'estero: Terrafilmes, Av. Liberdade, 177, 4° Esq., 1250-141, Lisboa, Portugal, tel. +351-1-3512210, fax +351-1-3512219.
Director of photography: Paulo Abreu.
Art director: Manuel Lobão.
Sound: Vasco Pimentel.
Music: Carlos Bica.
Editor: Vitor Alves.
Cast and characters: Rafaela Santos (Amelia), Sara de Castro (donna incinta), Paula Guedes (donna in nero), Maria Freire (neonata).
Produttori: Raquel Freire, Carlos Braga.
Produzione e vendita all'estero: Terrafilmes, Av. Liberdade, 177, 4° Esq., 1250-141, Lisboa, Portugal, tel. +351-1-3512210, fax +351-1-3512219.