Blood of My Blood () is a 2011 Portuguese drama film directed by João Canijo. The film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival and was awarded at the San Sebastian International Film Festival, the Palm Springs International Film Festival, and the Miami International Film Festival, among others. It was the most commercially successful film of the year in Portugal.
The film was selected as the Portuguese entry for the Best Foreign Language Oscar at the 85th Academy Awards.
Cast Rafael Morais as Joca Fialho Rita Blanco as Márcia Fialho Cleia Almeida as Cláudia Filipa Fialho Anabela Moreira as Ivete Fialho Marcello Urgeghe as Dr. Alberto Vieira Francisco Tavares as César Chaves Fernando Luís as Hélder Nuno Lopes as Telmo Sobral Beatriz Batarda as Maria da Luz
Production The final scene of Anabela Moreira and Nuno Lopes was particularly demanding for the actors given the physical, emotional and sexual violence. For the actress, it wasn't the nudity that bothered her, "but the scene was so vivid that Nuno Lopes hugged me, at the end, and apologized."
Film Festivals Around the World
Toronto International Film Festival... Canada Miami International Film Festival... USA Palm Springs International Film Festival... USA AFI Fest... USA Chicago International Film Festival... USA Austin Film Festival... USA Seattle International Film Festival... USA San Sebastian International Film Festival... Spain Busan Film Festival... South Korea Edinburgh Film Festival... UK Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival... Brazil Torino Film Festival... Italy Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema... Argentine La Rochelle... France Leeds Film Festival... UK Hamburg Film Festival... Germany Pau Film Festival... France Linz Film Festival... Austria Barcelona Film Festival... Spain Istanbul International Film Festival... Turkey Panama International Film Festival... Panama Transilvania International Film Festival... Romania Oaxaca Film Fest... Mexico Skopje Film Festival... Macedonia Berlin Film Festival... Germany
See also List of submissions to the 85th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film List of Portuguese submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
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