Rui
Rui lives alone on the outskirts of Lisbon, making a living from illegal fishing.He sells his crabs door to door by the kilo.Using dazzling chiaroscuro effects with an impressionist touch, Ruslan Fedotow gradually reveals the daily life of a man struggling with drug addiction, and his fight to stay in touch with his son who is being kept away from him.
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Rui lives alone on the outskirts of Lisbon, making a living from illegal fishing. He sells his crabs door to door by the kilo. Using dazzling chiaroscuro effects with an impressionist touch, Ruslan Fedotow gradually reveals the daily life of a man struggling with drug addiction, and his fight to stay in touch with his son who is being kept away from him.
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- Release date
- Apr 20, 2023
- Runtime
- 0h 28m
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- Language
- Portuguese
- Country
- Belgium, Hungary
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