Rangoon, Burma, 1918. Edward, a civil servant for the British Empire, runs away from his fiancée Molly the day she arrives to get married. During his travels, however, panic gives way to melancholy. Contemplating the emptiness of his existence, the cowardly Edward wonders what has become of Molly… Determined to get married and amused by Edward's move, Molly follows his trail on this Asian grand tour.
With: Gonçalo Waddington, Crista Alfaiate, Cláudio da Silva, Lang Khê Tran, Jorge Andrade, João Pedro Vaz, João Pedro Bénard, Teresa Madruga, Joana Bárcia, Diogo Dória, Jani Zhao, Manuela Couto and Américo Silva, among others.
Script: Mariana Ricardo, Telmo Churro, Maureen Fazendeiro, Miguel Gomes
Director of Photography: Rui Poças AIP ABC, Sayombhu Mukdeeprom, Guo Liang
Assistant Director: Patrick Mendes
Continuity: Telmo Churro
Production Designers: Thales Junqueira, Marcos Pedroso
Scenographer: Babi Targino
Casting Director: Maureen Fazendeiro
Casting Coordinator: Filipa Falcão
Costume Master: Sílvia Grabowski
Make up: Emmanuelle Fèvre
Hair Stylist: Daniela Tartari
SFX Coordinator: Elio Terribili
Editing: Telmo Churro, Pedro Filipe Marques
Sound Engineer: Vasco Pimentel, Li Kelan
Sound Designer and Mixer: Miguel Martins
Colorist: Yov Moor
Producer: Filipa Reis
Co-producers: Marta Donzelli, Gregorio Paonessa, Thomas Ordonneau, Tom Dercourt
Associate Producers: Viola Fügen, Michael Weber, Holger Stern, Meng Xie, Kei Chika-Ura
Executive Producer: João Miller Guerra
Delegate Producers: Patrícia Faria, Serena Alfieire
Line Producer: Catarina Alves
Production: Uma Pedra no Sapato
Co-production: Vivo Film, Shellac Sud and Cinéma Defacto
In association with: The Match Factory, Rediance and Creatps
With the participation of RTP in co-production with ZDF/ARTE
Financed by: ICA, Fundo de Apoio ao Turismo e ao Cinema, MIC, Regione Lazio, CNC, Aide aux Cinémas du Monde, Institut Français, Région Sud e Eurimages – Council of Europe.
Co-development support: Creative Europe – Media, Ibermedia
International Sales: The Match Factory
Festivals and Awards
Festival de Cannes
Sélection Officielle - Compétition (FR 05.2024)
Best Director Award at Cannes Film Festival
Sydney Film Festival
Official Competition (AU 06.2024)
Cannes a Roma Mon Amour
(IT 06.2024)
FIDMarseille - Marseille International Film Festival
Filme de Abertura (FR 06.2024)
Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
Horizons (CZ 06.2024)
Echoes of Karlovy Vary
(CZ/SK 07.2024)
New Horizons International Film Festival
(PL 07.2024)
Two Riversides Film and Art Festival
(PL 07-08.2024)
New Zealand International Film Festival
Visions (NZ 08-09.2024)
Festival de Cine de Lima PUCP
Aclamadas (PE 08.2024)
Melbourne International Film Festival
Headliners (AU 08.2024)
Oslo Pix
(NO 08-09.2024)
Toronto International Film Festival
Wavelengths (CA 09.2024)
Atlantic International Film Festival
(CA 09.2024)
Busan International Film Festival -
Retrospective Miguel Gomes (KR 09.2024)
Ayvalik Film Festival
(TR 09.2024)
Helsinki International Film Festival
Love & Anarchy (FI 09.2024)
Jakarta World Cinema
Icon section (ID 09.2024)
Filmfest Hamburg
Vitrina Section (DE 09-10.2024)
Reykjavik International Film Festival
Open Seas (IS 09-10.2024)
New York Film Festival
Main Slate (US 09-10.2024)
Gent Film Fest
Competitive (BE 10.2024)
Festival International du Film Indépendant de Bordeaux
Rétrospective (FR 10.2024)
BFI London Film Festival
Love (UK 10.2024)
Underdox München
(DE 10.2024)
Semana Internacional de Cine de Valladolid
Sección Oficial (ES 10.2024)
European Film Awards
Selected for the FEATURE FILM SELECTION (EU 12.2024)
Premios Goya
Portugal’s candidate for Best European Film (ES 02.2025)
Oscars 2025 - 97th Academy Awards
Portugal’s candidate for International Feature Film (US 03.2025)
