From Nowhere: A Portrait of Valter Hugo Mãe
2025•1h 21m•Released
Documentary
Filmed over seven years, the documentary follows Valter Hugo Mãe as he writes his novel “A Desumanização”, across journeys through Iceland, Brazil, Portugal, Colombia, and Macau. A visual meditation on solitude, loss, and belonging, featuring appearances by cartoonist Laerte Coutinho and Icelandic composer Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson, mentor of bands such as Sigur Rós and Björk. The film is part of the project “The Meaning of Life”, which director Miguel Gonçalves Mendes has been developing for more than a decade: a series of nine features built as a kaleidoscope of contemporary figures, in which the filmmaker invites us to reflect on what makes us, as humans, unique beings.
Director
Miguel Gonçalves Mendes
Languages
Portuguese
Studio
O2 Filmes
Cast
Valter Hugo Mãe
Self
Laerte Coutinho
Self
Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson
Self
Production
Company
O2 Filmes
Company
JumpCut
Producer
Ana Paula Gonçalves
Producer
Fernando Meirelles
Producer
Miguel Gonçalves Mendes
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