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This Side of Resurrection
This Side of Resurrection
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THIS SIDE OF RESURRECTION

Deste Lado da Ressurreição

Directed by Joaquim Sapinho
Portugal, 2011
Drama, Adventure

Synopsis

Ines, more concerned with boyfriends and learning how to surf than with God, is disquieted to learn that her brother Rafael has been living as a monk, and not bumming around Australia as she has believed. As Rafael wrestles with his faith, Ines tries to establish a connection.

Synopsis

Ines, more concerned with boyfriends and learning how to surf than with God, is disquieted to learn that her brother Rafael has been living as a monk, and not bumming around Australia as she has believed. As Rafael wrestles with his faith, Ines tries to establish a connection.

Our take

Nearly two decades after his debut Haircut, Portuguese director Joaquim Sapinho returned to tackling adolescence on screen with this compelling, often tender movie about a surfer who aspires to monastic life. A moving, truthful exploration of family and the complexity of faith.