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Blood of My Blood (2011 film)

Blood of My Blood (Portuguese: Sangue do Meu Sangue) is a 2011 Portuguese drama film directed by João Canijo. The film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival and was awarded at the San Sebastian International Film Festival, the Palm Springs International Film Festival, and the Miami International Film Festival, among others. It was the most commercially successful film of the year in Portugal.[1]

Blood of My Blood
Film poster
PortugueseSangue do Meu Sangue
Directed byJoão Canijo
Written byJoão Canijo
Starring
Release date
  • 5 October 2011 (2011-10-05) (Portugal)
CountryPortugal
LanguagePortuguese

The film was selected as the Portuguese entry for the Best Foreign Language Oscar at the 85th Academy Awards.[2]

Cast

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Production

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The final scene of Anabela Moreira and Nuno Lopes was particularly demanding for the actors given the physical, emotional and sexual violence. For the actress, it wasn't the nudity that bothered her, "but the scene was so vivid that Nuno Lopes hugged me, at the end, and apologized."[3]

Film Festivals Around the World

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Actress Anabela Moreira and director João Canijo for Blood of My Blood at the Miami Film Festival (2012)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Cinema Portugal 2011 – Dados Provisórios" (PDF). ICA (in Portuguese). Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 January 2012. Retrieved 5 February 2012.
  2. ^ Ramos, Tiago (14 September 2012). ""Sangue do meu Sangue" é o candidato oficial português aos Óscares 2013". Split Screen. Reed Business Information. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
  3. ^ "Sangue do Meu Sangue". anabelamotaribeiro.pt. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
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