The read
Audiences rate it 12 points higher than critics do. It runs long at 2h 57m.
Synopsis
One night, a group of workers realises that the administration is stealing machines and raw materials from their own factory. As they organize to survey the equipment and block the relocation of production, they are forced to stand at their posts with no work to do, as a form of retaliation, while negotiations over general lay-offs take place. The pressure leads to a breakdown of the workers along with the world around them.
Ratings
IMDb7.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes81%
Metacritic59/100
Audiences rate it 12 points higher than critics do.
18 audience votes
Key crew
- Pedro PinhoDirector
- Pedro PinhoScreenplay
- Jorge Silva MeloWriter
- Tiago HespanhaScreenplay
- Luísa HomemScreenplay
- Leonor NoivoScreenplay
- José Smith VargasOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- José Smith VargasCast
- Carla GalvãoCast
- Njamy SebastiãoCast
- Joaquim Bichana MartinsCast
- Danièle IncalcaterraCast
- Dinis GomesCast
- Américo SilvaCast
- Joana Pais de BritoCast
- Tiago HespanhaCast
- Crista AlfaiateCast
- David Pereira BastosCast
- Mauro AirezCast
Stills
Themes
musical