Martin Clausen

Suburban summer heat. Merit, Eva, Lion, Rose and David cautiously wind around their conflicted relationships. They talk, but their words don’t meet. They play theatre while rehearsing their lives. The garden needs watering. Fears of the future and traces of violence relentlessly press into the present. A narrative of the beauty and gravity that arise from discovering our individual truths.

An european artist writes about his experience in portraying life in Brazil during the colonial period. Aporteiro – concierge and security guard in one – watches the surveillance cameras in a residential building, while reflecting on his profession and the relationship with his employers. Between the exotic idyll of front yards and deterrent technology, his task is to establish security and normality. Brazil’s troubled past and complicated present come together in this highly charged film.

Alors qu’il avait totalement disparu, Phillip revient à la maison au bout d’une semaine, blessé au pied, sans aucune explication ni un mot pour sa mère Astrid. Aidée par son professeur elle cherche à répondre à des questions sans réponses: qu’était-il parti chercher ? Se confronter au sentiment d’impuissance face à la force de la nature provoqué par la mort de son père ?