Horse Money
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Directed by | Pedro Costa |
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Country | Portugal |
Languages | Portuguese, Cape Verdean creole |
Horse Money (Portuguese: Cavalo Dinheiro) is a 2014 Portuguese film directed by Pedro Costa. It premiered in August 2014 at the Locarno International Film Festival, where it won the award for Best Direction.[1]
Plot[]
The problems of immigrants from Cape Verde living in Lisbon.
Release[]
Horse Money was in competition for the Golden Leopard at the 2014 Locarno International Film Festival.[1]
Critical response[]
The film received critical acclaim. Matt Zoller Seitz, a film critic for RogerEbert.com, gave the film three and a half out of four stars, stating that "the best approach [to Horse Money] is to surrender to it as you might a dream and let the images overwhelm you."[2] The international film magazine Sight & Sound named it the third best film of 2014, behind Boyhood and Goodbye to Language while tying with the film Leviathan.[3]
References[]
- ^ a b Jorge Mourinha (16 July 2014). "Pedro Costa estreia novo filme em Locarno". publico.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 16 July 2014.
- ^ Seitz, Matt Zoller (24 July 2015). "Horse Money Movie Review & Film Summary (2015)". RogerEbert.com. Ebert Digital LLC. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
- ^ Sight & Sound contributors (26 June 2015). "The 20 best films of 2014". BFI. British Film Institute. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
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External links[]
- Official website
- Horse Money at IMDb
- Horse Money at AllMovie
- Horse Money at Metacritic
- Horse Money at Rotten Tomatoes
- 2014 films
- Films directed by Pedro Costa
- Portuguese films
- Portuguese film stubs