Ossos

1997 1h 37m PT

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6.8

SOLID

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6.8

IMDB

★6.8TMDB · 47★6.8IMDB · 1,728

Drama

Synopsis

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After a suicidal teenage girl gives birth, she misguidedly entrusts her baby’s safety to the troubled, deadbeat father, whose violent actions take the viewer on a tour of the foreboding, crumbling shantytown in which they live.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Mariya Lipkina
Tina
Vanda Duarte
Clotilde
Nuno Vaz
The Father
Isabel Ruth
Nurse Eduarda Gomes
Miguel Sermão
Clotilde's husband
Berta Susana Teixeira
Nurse
Inês de Medeiros
The Girl
Anna Carvalho
Prostitute

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Pedro Costa
Writers: Pedro Costa
Languages: Portuguese
Countries: Denmark, France, Portugal

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ERA

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29 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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2 / 8

WORLD

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International production across 3 countries: Denmark, France, Portugal.

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3 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "The Fontainhas Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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4 / 8

ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Pedro Costa, shot by Emmanuel Machuel. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Jackie Bastide 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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Mariya Lipkina and Vanda Duarte and Nuno Vaz carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0119844 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Pedro Costa directs. Emmanuel Machuel behind the camera. Jackie Bastide cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Denmark, France, Portugal. Dialogue in Portuguese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

129 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2International production across 3 countries: Denmark, France, Portugal.
3Part of the "The Fontainhas Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Directed by Pedro Costa, shot by Emmanuel Machuel. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Editor Jackie Bastide shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Mariya Lipkina and Vanda Duarte and Nuno Vaz carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt0119844 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 47 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.