Natureza Humana
Human Nature

film type fiction Production Country Germany, Portugal production year 2023 runtime 25'51 colour
screening format DCP aspect ratio 1.66:1 sound format Dolby Atmos languages Portugiesisch Subtitles Englisch

In an apartment in a city under curfew, a day extends from early spring to late summer. A couple experience a disconnect. While Alba searches for a feeling of optimism in the interior of the house, Xavier escapes out into the garden, where he dedicates himself to cultivating a vegetable garden. There, he befriends a child. These dreamlike encounters awaken hope in him, but also the greatest fears.

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Official Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOmeU0e02UE

director Mónica Lima Drehbuch / Script Gonçalo Branco, Mónica Lima Produktion / Production Filipa Reis, Luise Hauschild, Mariam Shatberashvili Bildgestaltung / DOP Faraz Fesharaki Schnitt / Editing Francisco Moreira Tongestaltung / Sound Design Paulo Lima Szenenbild / Production Design Cláudia Lopes Costa Besetzung / Cast João Vicente, Crista Alfaiate, Maria Marques, Marco Paiva, Mafalda Jara, Lucas Branco Lima film school Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin (DFFB)
Festivals
2023 International Film Festival Rotterdam, Netherlands (Amodo Tiger Competition)
2023 REGARD - Saguenay International Short Film Festival, Québec, Canada (Grand Prix)
2023 MoMA - New Directors/New Films New York, USA
2023 Achtung Berlin Filmfestival, Germany
School
  • Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin (DFFB)
  • Potsdamer Str. 2
  • 10785 Berlin
  • http://www.dffb.de
Production
  • NewMatterFilms
  • Luise Hauschild
  • https://www.instagram.com/newmatterfilms/
Sales
  • AGÊNCIA - Portuguese Short Film Agency
  • Emanuel Oliveira
Distribution
  • Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin (DFFB)
  • Anna Laura Wenzel
  • Potsdamer Str. 2
  • 10785 Berlin
  • +49 30 25759152
  • http://www.dffb.de

Mónica Lima

Born in Lisbon, she is a writer-director living between Lisbon and Berlin. She graduated in directing from the German Film and Television Academy Berlin (DFFB). Her short films have been shown at various international film festivals and she is now preparing her first feature film.

Filmography
2013 O silêncio entre duas canções
2015 Viktoria
2017 Verão Saturno
2023 Natureza Humana