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EMBARGO (FROM THE ORIGINAL NOVEL BY JOSÉ SARAMAGO) (Past Film)
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Completed - PORTUGUESE - Black comedy - 83 minutes

Log Line

Nuno is a man working at a hotdog stand, who also invented a machine which promises to revolutionize the shoe industry- a foot scanner.But when Nuno is mysteriously confined to his car, he misses the once in a lifetime chance to finally produce his invention, finding his life suddenly embargoed.

Year of production : 2010

Director(s) : António FERREIRA
Writer(s) : Tiago SOUSA, José SARAMAGO
Cast : Cláudia CARVALHO, Fernando TABORDA, Filipe COSTA, José RAPOSO, Pedro DIOGO

Producer(s) : António FERREIRA (Zed Filmes - Curtas e Longas), Tathiani SACILOTTO (Zed Filmes - Curtas e Longas)

Synopsis

Nuno is a man working at a hotdog stand, who also invented a machine which promises to revolutionize the shoe industry- a foot scanner. In the middle of a gasoline embargo and finding himself in a strange predicament, Nuno tries desparately to sell his machine, obsessing for the success that would help him get the things he wants out of life. When Nuno is mysteriously confined to his car, he misses the once in a lifetime chance to finally produce his invention, finding his life suddenly embargoed.

Production

Country(ies) : PORTUGAL, BRAZIL, SPAIN

Financing plan : ICA - Instituto do Cinema e do Audiovisual - Portugal

Start of shooting : August 2009

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