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Catarina Ruivo
1971. She graduated from the School of Theatre and Cinema, with a major in editing. In the meantime, she worked on the documentary LARGO, directed by Pedro Sabino, as well as on the films A MULHER POLÍCIA, directed by Joaquim Sapinho (Panorama, 2003 Berlin Film Festival) and MAL, directed by Alberto Seixas Santos (in competition 1999 Venice Film Festival).
She directed and edited the short film UMA CERVEJA NO INVERNO (1998 Vila do Conde Short Film Festival and, among others, Oberhausen Film Festival).
Her first feature, ANDRÉ VALENTE, was released in Portugal and France after being presented in several international film festivals where it was also awarded (Locarno Film Festival 2004, The Don Quijote Award - International Federation of Film Societies; Gwangju Film Festival (South Korea), Critic's Award and Young Cinema Jury Award; Belfort Film Festival ; Angers Film Festival; Infinity Film Festival (Torino), Albacinema Award for Best Director and Signis Award for Best Film, among other festivals).
DAQUI P’RÁ FRENTE (FROM NOW ON) is her second feature film.
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From Now On (Daqui p’ra Frente) is about people who refuse to give up.
It’s a love story in which various lives come together around a couple, Dora and António.Through their arguments, fights and separations, Dora and António learn to transform their problems into ties of affection. It’s a political film, in the sense that for me politics is simply the stance we adopt vis-à-vis the world. And I also think it’s important to address our own political history, for we live in times in which conventional forms of social intervention have become obsolete and new forms of action must urgently be found.
We often find ourselves saying “things will be different from now on.” This film seeks to capture the pivotal moments in people’s lives – those instants when crisis reaches the point of no return and the protagonists are left to face the impending changes in their lives.