Sagrada Família (Holy Family)

Synopsis

Holy Family is dark humor comedy that tells the story of a family of 5 brothers, a single mother and a grandmother who live tight on a small apartment in Benfica. The mother (Bela), permanently unemployed, has the fantasy to enrich herself. Liliana, 19, is an addict and struggles in school. Zé, 21, works at the grocery store. Artur, 11, speaks little but is still the quietly responsible figure of this family, taking care of his younger twin brothers, Gil and Ricardo. Finally, Dona Laura, is an eccentric old lady obsessed with football. Everything is complicated on the day that the emblematic Sardoal FC mascot escapes and the club is at risk of losing the championship.

Original Title
SAGRADA FAMÍLIA
Director
Margarida Lucas
Producer
João Matos, TERRATREME FILMES
Script
Margarida Lucas
Photography
Vasco Viana
Editing
Francisco Moreira, Margarida Lucas
Sound
Ricardo Leal
Main Actors
Cláudia Jardim, Ivone Ruth, Enzo Scarpa, Bruno Mendonça, Diana Narciso
Original Language
Portuguese
Subtitles
Spanish, French, English

Film Statistics

  • 4579 Spectators
  • 38 Festival Selections
  • 47 Exhibitions
  • 11 Awards

Awards and Selections

08.2019
São Paulo International Short Film Festival, Brazil
09.2019
Shorts Mexico - International Short Film Festival, Mexico
10.2019
Milano Film Festival, Italy
10.2019
RIGA International Film Festival, Latvia
10.2019
Montpellier International Festival of Mediterranean Film, France
Canal + Award
10.2019
Catacumba Film Festival, Spain
Best Short Film
11.2019
POFF Shorts - International Short Film and Animation Festival, Estonia
Jury prize for Best Fiction Film in the International Competition
11.2019
Festival Internacional de Curtas de Verin, Spain
12.2019
Festival Tous Courts, Rencontres Cinématographiques d'Aix-en-Provence, France
03.2020
Cartagena - Festival Internacional de Cine de Cartagena de Indias, Colombia
05.2020
Festival de Cine y Televisión Reino de León, Spain
Best Short Film from the section Portugal de Cine
06.2020
REGARD - Saguenay International short film festival, Canada
07.2020
Festival Ibérico de Cinema de Badajoz, Spain
Badajoz Audience Award
07.2020
Lago Film Fest , Italy
08.2020
Young Film Fest, Czech Republic
Best Short Film in Category "Young Shorts"
08.2020
Castrovillari Film Festival, Italy
Best Short-Film, Melhor Argumento, Best actress for Cláudia Jardim
09.2020
Brussels Short Film Festival, Belgium
09.2020
Quebec City Film Festival, Canada
09.2020
Imagineindia International Film Festival Madrid, Spain
09.2020
Festival Internacional de cine de Ponferrada, Spain
10.2020
European Film Festival - Fenêtres sur Courts, France
11.2020
City of Soria - International Short Film Festival, Spain
02.2021
International Film Festival ZOOM – ZBLIŻENIA, Poland
06.2021
Show Me Shorts Film Festival , New Zealand
07.2021
Lobo Fest - International Film Festival, Brazil
Best Film
08.2021
International Kansk Video Festival, Russia
01.2022
Dhaka International Film Festival, Bangladesh
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Other Screenings

03.2020
Des courts l'après-midi
09.2020
Festival Primavera do Cine
10.2020
Young Film Fest - Special Screening
04.2021
Chicago Latino Film Festival
06.2021
Show Me Shorts Film Festival
11.2021
FICCAB - Festival Internacional de Cortometraje y Cine Alternativo de Benalmádena
12.2021
Festival de Cinema Português - Novosibirsk
12.2021
Festival de Cinema Português - Moscovo
12.2021
Festival de Cinema Português em São Petersburgo
01.2022
Best of - Lobo Fest - Festival Internacional de Cinema
12.2022
Festival Tous Courts, Rencontres Cinématographiques d'Aix-en-Provence - Shorts Night Program
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