The Last Bath Digital, 2K Scope (2.39:1), colour, 5.1, 95'. [Portuguese with English/Spanish/French/Italian/Russian/Japanese/Chinese subtitles]
Trailer on Youtube: youtu.be/hBpa55H51-gLogline
A nun is called upon to adopt her 15-year-old nephew, and as a consequence religion, family and love become entangled.
Synopsis
Josefina is a 40-year old nun who is about to take her perpetual vows. She is called back to her childhood village to attend her father’s funeral when she meets her 15-year old nephew who has been abandoned by his mother. Isolated, back at the old family house in a sun-drenched remote village, the nun and her nephew feel disconcerted as feelings of attachment emerge.
Starring ANABELA MOREIRA · MARTIM CANAVARRO · MARGARIDA MOREIRA · MIGUEL GUILHERME · RODRIGO SANTOS · ÂNGELO TORRES; Written by DAVID BONNEVILLE · DIEGO ROCHA; Directed by DAVID BONNEVILLE; 1st AD PAULO BELÉM; Continuity JORGE CRAMEZ; DoP VASCO VIANA; OST JOSÉ ALBERTO GOMES and JONATAN BLATI Sound DANA FARZANEHPOUR; Sound editing ELSA FERREIRA; Sound Mix SIMON APOSTOLOU; Art Direction BRUNO DUARTE; Props KID; Costume PATRÍCIA DÓRIA; Hair, Make-up, Special Effects OLGA JOSÉ; Editing NICOLAS DESMAISON; Colourist VASCO VIANA & MARCO AMARAL; Making of DANIEL GARCÍA-ROBLES Produced by CRIM (PT) / BOCALUPO FILMS (FR)
Support & Funding:
Regional Council Armamar (PT)
ICA • Ministry of Culture (PT)
RTP • PT)
CNC • (FR)
EURIMAGES • (Conseil de l'Europe)
AWARDS & NOMINATIONS
2023
CASABLANCA International Film Festival, Morocco
Anfa d'Or for Best Screenwriting (David Bonneville, Diego Rocha)
Anfa d'Or for Best Actress (Anabela Moreira)
FARNESE CINEMA, ROME PRISMA AWARDS, Italy
Best Feature Film of the Year (The Last Bath - David Bonneville)
Best Original Score of the Year (José Alberto Gomes, Jonatan Blati)
PORTUGUESE SOCIETY OF AUTHORS - [SPA Awards]
Best Actress in a Motion Picture Anabela Moreira for "The Last Bath"
2022
ACADEMY OF MOTION PICTURE ARTS & SCIENCES of PORTUGAL
[--SOPHIA AWARDS--]
Best Picture (The Last Bath)
Best Original Screenplay (David Bonneville, Diego Rocha)
Best Art Direction (Bruno Duarte)
_Nominations:
Best Director (David Bonneville)
Best Leading Actress (Anabela Moreira)
Best Leading Ator (Martim Canavarro)
Best Supporting Actress (Margarida Moreira)
Best Cinematography (Vasco Viana)
Best Sound (Dana Fazanephour, Elsa Ferreira, Simon Apostolou)
Best Original Soundtrack (José Alberto Gomes, Jonatan Blati)
Best Special Effects/Characterization (Hoël Sainleger, Olga José)
Best Costume Design (Patrícia Dória)
Best Makeup and Hairstyling (Olga José)
GOLDEN GLOBES [SIC]
Best Actress in a Motion Picture: Anabela Moreira ("The Last Bath")
_Nomination: Best Picture (The Last Bath)
SCREEN ACTORS GUILD [GDA Foundation]
Best Newcomer Award: Martim Canavarro ("The Last Bath")
FANTASTIC AWARDS, Portugal
Revelation in Cinema (David Bonneville)
LES RIMBAUD DU CINÉMA, Paris/France
Best Directing David Bonneville ("The Last Bath")
FLORENCE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, Italy
Silvia Novak Honourable Mention Prize (The Last Bath)
Best Actress Award (Anabela Moreira)
LORCA AWARDS, Granada/Spain
_Nomination: Best Debut Feature
ROME Prisma Awards, Italy
Best Feature Film (The Last Bath)
Best Actor (Martim Canavarro)
Best Original Score (José Alberto Gomes, Jonatan Blati)
WORCESTER Film Festival, UK
Honourable Mention
CALELLA Film Festival, Barcelona/Spain
Creative Rosebud Best Actress Award (Anabela Moreira)
AROUCA FILM FESTIVAL, Portugal
Best Feature Film (David Bonneville)
Best Screenplay (David Bonneville, Diego Rocha)
Best Acting (Anabela Moreira)
BLACK SEA FILM FESTIVAL, Romania
Best Actress: Anabela Moreira ('The Last Bath'
VANCOUVER Independent Film Festival, Canada
Best International Feature Film The Last Bath
Best Directing David Bonneville
Best Acting Ensemble Anabela Moreira, Martim Canavarro, Margarida Moreira, et al.
CINETENDINHA Awards
Best Actress: Anabela Moreira ('The Last Bath')
OSLO FILM FESTIVAL, Norway
Best Drama Award: The Last Bath
BODEN International Film Festival, Sweden
Best Actor Award: Martim Canavarro
SANTORINI Film Festival, Greece
Best Feature Film (The Last Bath)
CINEUPHORIA Awards, Portugal
Best Director: David Bonneville
Best FIlm Audience Award
Best Actor: Martim Canavarro
Best Actress: Anabela Moreira
TOP 10 of the Year Audience poll
TOP 10 of the Year Jury poll
JAFFNA International Film Festival, Sri Lanka
3rd place, Jury Prize
PLATINO AWARDS for Best Iberoamerican Film
_Nomination:
Best Iberoamerican Debut Feature
Best Supporting Actress: Margarida Moreira
2021
GOTHENBURG Film Festival, Sweden
Ingmar Bergman Award nominee
LUSO-BRAZILIAN FESTIVAL of Santa Maria da Feira
Opening Film;
Best Feature Film (David Bonneville)
Best Actress (Anabela Moreira : 'The Last Bath')
SKOPJE Kinenova International Film Festival, Macedonia
Best Screenplay Award (David Bonneville, Diego Rocha)
CYPRUS FILM DAYS International Festival, Cyprus
Honorary Distinction Award "for beautifully exploring intimacy, desire and faith, and for pushing human boundaries into unexpected paths"
TRIESTE Festival of Ibero-Latin American Cinema, Italy
Best Performance: Anabela Moreira ('The Last Bath')
LIVERPOOL International Film Festival, UK
Best Actress - Anabela Moreira:'The Last Bath'
BRAGA CINE International Film Festival, Portugal
Best Portuguese Film: O Último Banho
Best Overall Performance: Anabela Moreira
Best Actress: Margarida Moreira
Best Director: David Bonneville
OSCARS\' Best Foreign Film submission nominee
Portuguese Academy of Film
QUINTO CANAL Awards, 2021
_Nominated film
MILAN International Film Festival Awards, Italy
_Nominated film
FESTIVALS
TOKYO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, Japan
SÃO PAULO MOSTRA International Film Festival, Brazil
GOTHENBURG Film Festival, Sweden
EUROPEAN UNION Film Festival, Siberia-Russia
ISTANBUL İKSV Film Festival, Turkey
CYPRUS FILM DAYS International Festival, Cyprus
MOLODIST KIEV International Film Festival, Ukraine
CROSSING EUROPE LINZ Filmfestival, Austria
LUSO-BRAZILIAN FILM FESTIVAL of Santa Maria da Feira, Portugal
Opening Film
CLUJ TRANSYLVANIA International Film Festival, Romania
SPLIT International Festival of New Film, Croatia
TIRANA International Film Festival, Albania
GOLDEN APRICOT YEREVAN Film Festival, Armenia
BOGOTÁ International Film Festival, Colombia
SKOPJE KINENOVA International Film Festival, Macedonia
TRIESTE Festival of Ibero-Latin American Cinema, Italy
LIVERPOOL INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, U.K.
CINEATLÂNTICO Festival do Cinema, Angra do Heroísmo/Portugal
MILAN International Film Festival Awards, Italy
COIMBRA CAMINHOS do Cinema Português
BRAGA CINE International Festival of Independent Film, Portugal
JAIPUR International Film Festival, India
VANCOUVER Independent Film Festival, Canada
HONG KONG INDPANDA International Film Festival, China
SANTA BARBARA International Film Festival, U.S.A.
IBIZA International Film Festival, Spain
JAFFNA International Film Festival, Sri Lanka
STOCKFISH Film Festival, Reykjavík/Iceland
OSLO Film Festival, Norway
KERALA International Film Festival of Thrissur, India
LOS ANGELES Brightlight Film Festival, USA
POLLINO Film Festival, Italy
BODEN International Film Festival, Sweden
URUGUAY Festival Cinematográfico Internacional (FCIU)
ALVSBYN Film Festival, Sweden
PIÉLAGOS Festival de Cine, Spain
FESTIVAL de Cine Europeo, Uruguay
ISCHIA Film Festival, Italy
SANTORINI Film Festival, Greece
BLACK SEA Film Festival, Romania
LOVE is FOLLY VARNA Film Festival, Bulgaria
AROUCA Film Festival, Portugal
OURENSE Film Fstival, Spain
IMAGENS no TEJO Mostra de Cinema Português
CASCAIS Film Festival [Aqua Content], Portugal
CALELLA Film Festival, Spain
SEATTLE Latino Film Festival, USA
ROME Prisma Film Awards, Italy
WORCESTER Film Festival, UK
COPENHAGEN Annual Film Festival, Denmark
LUXEMBOURG CINEMATEHQUE, Luxembourg
GRANADA International Film Festival, Spain
FESTA DO CINEMA, Portugal
FLORENCE Film Festival, Italy
BUDAPEST Festival of Portuguese Film, Hungary
IRAN International Moving Film Festival, Arvand/Iran
ENCONTROS de CINEMA de VIANA do CASTELO, Portugal
Opening Film, Olhares Frontais
CASABLANCA International Film Festival, Morocco
MEDITERRANE Film Festival, Malta Film Commission
CINEMA ao LUAR, Open-Air Cinema season, Portimão/Algarve
ORIZZONTI COMPETITION, i-Fest/Italy
BIENNALE CINEMA LEIRIA, David Bonneville: Complete Retrospective. Q&A moderated by Tiago Alves (RTP Cinemax)
BATALHA CINEMA CENTRE, Focus on David Bonneville (New Moon programme) Q&A moderated by Ana David (Berlinale, BCC)
CINECLUBE RONCA Câmara Municipal de Elvas
REGENT STREET CINEMA special screening with Q&A moderated by scholar Reshel Shah (University of Westminster)
Distribution Portugal
NOS Audiovisuais
Vodafone videoclub
TVCine +
RTP
AXN
Distribution France
Rimbaud du Cinéma
Quizas Films
UniversCiné (VOD starting from 15 mai 2024)
Distribution Japan
AT Entertainment
WOWOW Broadcasting
U-NEXT
Distribution Luxembourg
Cinextdoor
Distribution Spain
Filmin
Acquisition Canada
Université de Montréal
Département d'études cinématographiques
International Sales, Italy
IuviT Media Sales
TV broadcasts
RTP2 (29.12.2021) PT
WOWOW Broadcasting (19.04.2022) JP
RTP2 (25.06.2022) PT
TVCine Edition (21.01.2023) PT
RTP2 (21.02.2023) PT
RTP2 (29.07.2023) PT
AXN Movies (25.02.2024) PT
Theatrical Release in Portugal >> 01.07.2021
- Cinema Trindade (Porto) - UCI Arrábida (Vila Nova de Gaia) - Cinemas NOS Alameda (Porto) - Cineplace Nova Arcada (Braga) - Cinemas NOS Alma Shopping (Coimbra) - Cinemas Amoreiras (Lisboa) - UCI El Corte Inglês (Lisboa) - Cinemas NOS Oeiras Parque (Paço de Arcos) - Cineplace Loures Shopping (Loures) - Cineplace Rio Sul (Seixal) - Cineplace Leiria Shopping (Leiria) - Teatro Sá da Bandeira Cineclube (Santarém) - Cineplace Algarve Shopping (Albufeira/Algarve)2022: Cine-Teatro Eduardo Brazão (VN Gaia) - Cineclube Octopus Cineteatro Garrett (Póva de Varzim) - UCI El Corte Inglés (Lisboa) - Cinemas Colombo (Lisboa) - UCI Arrábida (VN Gaia) - Parque Nascente (Maia) - Nosso Shopping (Vila Real)
2023: Batalha Cinema Centre
2024: Ronca Elvas Cineclub
Theatrical Release in Luxembourg >> 16.11.2022
CINEXTDOOR EchternachCinextdoor Diekirch
Theatrical Release in France >> 22.10.2023
CINEMA ART et ESSAI L'Epée de boisTheatrical Release in the UK >> 06.11.2024
Regent Street CinemaRATINGS & HIGHLIGHTS
"5 STARS"
Liternet (Romania)
"5 STARS"
Split Screen (Portugal)
"4 STARS"
Filmtopp (Sweden)
"4 STARS"
Papodecinema (Brasil)
"4 STARS"
En_Primera_Fila (Spain)
"4 STARS"
OrtaKoltuk (Turkey)
"7/10"
HojeViviUmFilme (Portugal)
The Best Portuguese Film of 2021
Gonçalo Sá, SAPO MAG (PT)
The Best Portuguese Film of the Year
WORT (LUX)
Best Portuguese Film of 2022
BIENNALE CINEMA LEIRIA (PT)
TOP 20 Films of 2021
Fantastic (PT)
TOP 7 BIFF Films
HJCK Bogotá (CO)
TOP 10 TIFF Sensations
Anghelescu & Băloi, Liternet (RO)
TOP 10 of the Year - Jury poll
Cineuphoria (PT)
TOP Films of 2021 - Audience poll
Cineuphoria (PT)
TOP 9 - Gothenburg Film Festival
FILMTOPP (SE)
5000€ question on High-Culture TV Quiz show 'Joker'
(who directed The Last Bath)
RTP
Still Images
"a strong festival title"
Wendy Ide, SCREEN DAILY (UK)"obsessive and sublime"
Tiago Ramos, SPLIT SCREEN (PT)"a filmic masterpiece"
Rita Homem de Mello, JORNAL i (PT)"a striking auteur"
Eduardo Escribano Solera, MAILUKI FILMS (ES)"intangible and magical"
Helen Jerome, DVDFEVER (UK)“Spellbinding”
Erdoğan Mitrani, OrtaKoltuk (TR)"disturbing, beautiful and sensual"
actress MARIA de MEDEIROS (FR)"directed without moral judgements"
SENS CRITIQUE (FR)"pure cinema"
Florence Film Festival (IT)"written with mastery and elegance"
Viktor Apalaçi, ORTAKOLTUK (TR)"a tour-de-force performance"
Rui Tendinha, DIÁRIO de NOTÍCIAS (PT)"a very solid debut and an excellent Anabela Moreira"
Jorge Mourinha, PÚBLICO (PT)"a serious case of good national cinema."
Jorge Pereira, C7NEMA (PT)"auspicious and challenging"
Inês Moreira Santos, HOJEVIviUMFILME (PT)"the film stays long afterwards"
Nathalie Leth, FILMTOPP (SE)"unique, intense and eye-catching drama"
Gøthenburg Film Festival (SE)"the most delicate of relationships made for the screen"
Gena Teodosievska, FILM+ (MK)"sublime fiction film with a Portuguese stamp"
Cátia Biscaia, JORNAL de LEIRIA (PT)"lays bare what clothes and society hide"
Verónica de Mello, ART PROJECTS (ES)"transports you to another timeless world"
Ion Indolean, APERITIFF (RO)"a beautiful essay - almost philosophical"
Oana Balaci, LITERNET (RO)"it draws you in, keeps you gripped"
Elle Haywood, TAKEONE (UK)"a moving study of characters."
Bruno Carmelo, PAPODECINEMA (BR)"builds an atmosphere of intimacy "
Miguel Reina, EN_PRIMERA_FILA (ES)"sensible, fort, émouvant, avec une image magnifique"
JP, UniversCiné (FR)"a reflection on national identity, remnants of dictatorship and the condition of non-inscription"
Alexandra João Martins, BATALHA CINEMA CENTRE (PT)"disturbingly complex, intense and even dark"
Gautaman Bhaskaran, NEWS18 (IN)
PRESS KIT
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