A retired watchmaker in Lisbon receives a package containing his father's unfinished timepiece from 1974. As he attempts to complete the intricate mechanism, memories of the Carnation Revolution surface, blurring the lines between personal history and national trauma. Gustavo Telles' 2026 family drama explores how craftsmanship becomes a language for unspoken generational wounds, set against Portugal's quiet urban landscapes where every tick holds a story.
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🔍 Search on JustWatch →Telles directs with a patient, observational eye, letting the film's atmosphere build through the tactile details of watchmaking and Lisbon's muted light. The result feels like a whispered conversation across decades.
For viewers who appreciate slow-burn character studies where history lives in objects, this drama offers a melancholic but precise emotional resonance. — MovieFinder Editorial
Director: Gustavo Telles
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A quiet family evening, contemplating with loved ones what we leave behind.
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Laura Valentini
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Thierry de Farias
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Pietro Miguel
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João Miguel Nunes
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Myllena Nunes
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Maurício Noberto
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