Viagem ao sol

Original title: Viagem ao sol / Journey to the Sun

109 Min. | PT | 2021

Language: OmeU | Original language: German, Portuguese

Director: Susana de Sousa Dias & Ansgar Schäfer

Shortly after the Second World War, around 5,000 Austrian children went to live with foster families in Portugal to recover from the violence of the war. The cultural contrast between Portugal and Austria and the enormous social differences in Portugal at that time made a deep impression on the Austrian children.

Journey to the Sun reflects on children in situations of conflict and post-conflict, and the potency of their gaze in revealing the realities obfuscated by official narratives.

The film is based on the testimonies of former Austrian children, who were sent to Portugal in the post-war period, to a country spared the ravages of war. Using only archival imagery, Journey to the Sun establishes multiple resonances with current-day Europe, where the space for the Other has been drastically reduced.

 

Portuguese Cinema Days 2023 · 11. November until 10. Decenber

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