Colossal Youth
Brief Synopsis
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Ventura, a Cape Verdean laborer living in the outskirts of Lisbon, is suddenly abandoned by his wife Clotilde. Ventura feels lost between the dilapidated old quarter where he spent the last 34 years and his new lodgings in a recently-built low-cost housing complex. All the young poor souls he meets seem to become his own children.
Cast & Crew
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Pedro Costa
Director
Vanda Duarte
Beatriz Duarte
Isabel Cardoso
Gustavo Sumpta
Cila Cardoso
Film Details
Also Known As
En avant, jeunesse, Jugend voran!, Juventude em Marcha, Youth on the March
MPAA Rating
Genre
Drama
Foreign
Release Date
2006
Production Company
Arte; Memento Films; RSI Radiotelevisione Svizzera; Rtp Radio E Televisao De Portugal
Distribution Company
Arte; Frenetic Films; Swift Productions
Technical Specs
Duration
2h 35m
Synopsis
Ventura, a Cape Verdean laborer living in the outskirts of Lisbon, is suddenly abandoned by his wife Clotilde. Ventura feels lost between the dilapidated old quarter where he spent the last 34 years and his new lodgings in a recently-built low-cost housing complex. All the young poor souls he meets seem to become his own children.
Cast
Vanda Duarte
Beatriz Duarte
Isabel Cardoso
Gustavo Sumpta
Cila Cardoso
Alberto Barros
Antonio Semedo
Paolo Nunes
Jose Maria Pina
Andre Semedo
Alexandre Silva
Paula Barrulas
Crew
Philippe Avril
Coproducer
Olivier Blanc
Sound Recordist
Joaquim Carvalho
Production Manager
Nuno Carvalho
Sound Editor
Pedro Costa
Director Of Photography
Pedro Costa
Screenplay
Elda Guidinetti
Coproducer
Jean-pierre Laforce
Sound Mixer
Arnaud Louvet
Executive
Irma Lucia
Special Effects
Pedro Marques
Editor
Pedro Costa Muste
Director Of Photography
Pedro Costa Muste
Screenplay
Andres Pfaeffli
Coproducer
Francois Sauvagnargues
Executive
Leonardo Simoes
Director Of Photography
Francisco Villa-lobos
Producer
Film Details
Also Known As
En avant, jeunesse, Jugend voran!, Juventude em Marcha, Youth on the March
MPAA Rating
Genre
Drama
Foreign
Release Date
2006
Production Company
Arte; Memento Films; RSI Radiotelevisione Svizzera; Rtp Radio E Televisao De Portugal
Distribution Company
Arte; Frenetic Films; Swift Productions
Technical Specs
Duration
2h 35m
Articles
Colossal Youth
Ventura, a Cape Verdean laborer living in the outskirts of Lisbon, is suddenly abandoned by his wife Clotilde. Ventura feels lost between the dilapidated old quarter where he spent the last 34 years and his new lodgings in a recently-built low-cost housing complex. All the young poor souls he meets seem to become his own children.
Colossal Youth
Ventura, a Cape Verdean laborer living in the outskirts of Lisbon, is suddenly abandoned by his wife Clotilde. Ventura feels lost between the dilapidated old quarter where he spent the last 34 years and his new lodgings in a recently-built low-cost housing complex. All the young poor souls he meets seem to become his own children.
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Miscellaneous Notes
Winner of the 2007 Independent/Experimental Award by the Los Angeles Film Critics Association (LAFCA).
Released in United States Summer August 3, 2007
Released in United States 2006
Released in United States 2007
Shown at Vancouver International Film Festival (Cinema of Our Time) September 28-October 13, 2006.
Shown at San Francisco International Film Festival (World Cinema) April 26-May 10, 2007.
Released in United States Summer August 3, 2007 (NY)
Released in United States 2006 (Shown at Vancouver International Film Festival (Cinema of Our Time) September 28-October 13, 2006.)
Released in United States 2007 (Shown at San Francisco International Film Festival (World Cinema) April 26-May 10, 2007.)
