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The series is set in an archetypal upper-middle-class family: the father works for the tax authority, the mother is a paediatrician, and they have a daughter who is missing — she turns up and then disappears again.
Throughout his filmography, João Canijo has developed an attentive and profound perspective on the world of women. Sangue do Meu Sangue is one of the most intense expressions of that exploration — a raw portrait of family relationships, sacrifice and love. We revisit the 2011 conversation with the director and the film's protagonists.
Stellan Skarsgård and Renate Reinsve star in Joachim Trier's film about a filmmaker father — absent and emotionally inept — and his two daughters. Eurico de Barros gives it two stars.
'Valor Sentimental' is a family drama that arrives in Portuguese cinemas this week.
A mother and her two daughters seek change in Taipei — a clash between generations, a dialogue with tradition and difference, and a mirror of today's complex social and political climate. Available on Netflix.
