GET A LIFE
by João Canijo
synopsis
On the outskirts of Paris, a housing project. A youth gang. A fight with the cops. A teenager is killed. From then on, everything happens fast. The boy was Portuguese. The Portuguese community in France never talks. Silence is its rule. But Cidalia, the mother of the boy, wants to know: she wants the truth.
| international title: | Get a Life |
| original title: | Ganhar a vida |
| country: | Portugal, France |
| sales agent: | Gémini Films |
| year: | 2001 |
| genre: | fiction |
| directed by: | João Canijo |
| film run: | 115' |
| release date: | PT 04/05/2002 |
| screenplay: | Celine Pouillon, Pierre Hodgson, João Canijo |
| cast: | Rita Blanco, Adriano Luz, Teresa Madruga, Alda Gomes, Olivier Leite |
| cinematography by: | Mário Castanheira |
| film editing: | Rudolfo Wedeles |
| art director: | Mathieu Menut |
| costumes designer: | Anne Dunsford-Varenne |
| music: | Alexandre Soares |
| producer: | Paulo Branco |
| production: | Madragoa Filmes, Gémini Films, ARTE France Cinéma |
| distributor: | Gémini Films, Atalanta Filmes (PT) |
