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Corpo e meio

Corpo e meio

Sandro Aguilar | Portugal | 2001 | 25' |

| IFFR 2001

Instinctively, he covers the flame in front of him. The fire consumes tears and fever, little by little. Only then does thesorrow begin. A cold wind sweeps the ashes from the floor and freezes the room. Sandro Aguilar (1974, Angola) specialised in editing at the Portuguese film school. His first short film was Estou Perto.

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