Closer to the animal
“Movement. Intimacy. Resistance.”
2025•M/12•21m•Released
Documentary
Marta Cardoso, a young dancer from northern Portugal, moves through Lisbon with restless energy, between precarious routines, affections, and a daily life in constant imbalance. Dance becomes her refuge and her cry: a space where the body finds freedom and instinct, and where gesture replaces words. When dancing, she feels close to her inner animal.
Director
Afonso Branco
Writer
Afonso Branco
Languages
Portuguese
Cast
Marta Cardoso
Sofia Camboa
Catarina Marques
Liliana Oliveira
Rodrigo Loureiro
Production
Producer
Afonso Branco
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