Pedro

2016 0h 20m PT

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4.6

SKIP

★4.6TMDB · 9

Drama

Synopsis

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Pedro gets home at dawn. Before the young boy falls asleep, his lonely mother drags him to the beach.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Filipe Abreu
Pedro
Rita Durão
Mother
João Villas-Boas
Outsider
Marcello Urgeghe
Mother's Lover

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Marco Leão
Writers: Marco Leão, André Santos
Languages: Portuguese
Countries: Portugal

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RUNTIME

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Tight 20-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 10 years ago.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Marco Leão, shot by Hugo Azevedo. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Bruno Cardoso. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor André Santos shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Filipe Abreu and Rita Durão and João Villas-Boas carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt5840276 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Marco Leão directs. Hugo Azevedo behind the camera. Bruno Cardoso scores. André Santos cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Portugal. Dialogue in Portuguese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 20-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2Released 10 years ago.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Marco Leão, shot by Hugo Azevedo. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Bruno Cardoso. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor André Santos shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Filipe Abreu and Rita Durão and João Villas-Boas carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt5840276 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 9 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.