Ermera Roses

A few months before WW2 a family is torn apart: Maria goes to Timor, her brothers to Portugal. After Japan invaded Timor and Maria is sent to a prisoner’s camp, her family fears the worst. A documentary about a silenced period in Portuguese history.

• Luís Filipe RochaDirector
• Luís Filipe RochaScreenplay

• Maria das Dores Afonso dos SantosHerself
• João Afonso dos SantosHimself