CinemaOSMovie · 2025 · 0h 21m

Closer to the animal

Movement. Intimacy. Resistance.

Documentary

Marta Cardoso, a young dancer from northern Portugal, moves through Lisbon with restless energy, between precarious routines, affections, and a daily life in constant imbalance. Dance becomes her refuge and her cry: a space where the body finds freedom and instinct, and where gesture replaces words. When dancing, she feels close to her inner animal.

Directed byAfonso Branco

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Status
Released
Runtime
0h 21m
Language
PT
Released
November 21, 2025

Featuring

Cast & crew

5 credited
Starring

Marta Cardoso

Sofia Camboa

Catarina Marques

Liliana Oliveira

Rodrigo Loureiro

Creative team
Directed by
Afonso Branco
Written by
Afonso Branco
Produced by
Afonso Branco

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