A Santa Joana dos Matadouros (2024)

Release Date: 2024-11-29
Runtime: 1h 36min
Production Company: C&acirc;mara Municipal do Porto
Production Country: Portugal
Director: <a itemprop="url" href="https://www.cinebymovies.com/actor/5106219/jo-atilde-o-sousa-cardoso"> Jo&atilde;o Sousa Cardoso

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.