Retratação

Oct 4, 2019

1h 30m

★ 0.0

Overview

Fernando Lemos, a Portuguese surrealist artist, fled from dictatorship to Brazil in 1952 searching for something better. The movie follows the last moments of his journey and the struggle for the preservation of his legacy, trying to fulfill his last great desire: to be a good dead man.

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Documentary

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JumpCut

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Fernando Lemos

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