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"In a poetic and dystopian collage we see how the city center of Lisbon is changing. Exterior views on construction sites and street scenes are disrupted by dark, ambient music. Interior views on customers in a wool store show them talking about a beloved drugstore and a kiosk owner describing the threat of house demolition. He has experienced good times in Portugal, full of freedom and fraternity. But today, with Antonio Campos's "Terra Fria" documentary poster as a backdrop, he frets about the future of the young. It's the cold world of real estate speculation and gentrification..."
- Released
- 2018
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Release year: 2018
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"In a poetic and dystopian collage we see how the city center of Lisbon is changing. Exterior views on construction sites and street scenes are disrupted by dark, ambient music. Interior views on customers in a wool store show them talking about a beloved drugstore and a kiosk owner describing the threat of house demolition. He has experienced good times in Portugal, full of freedom and fraternity. But today, with Antonio Campos's "Terra Fria" documentary poster as a backdrop, he frets about the future of the young. It's the cold world of real estate speculation and gentrification..."