About this movie
A documentary essay about a text that penetrates lives and lives that penetrate a text. In September 2015 teatro GRIOT - a theatre company based in Lisbon, whose actors are mostly Afro-descendants - started to rehearse Shakespeare's "The Tempest" with acclaimed director Bruno Bravo in a little coastal village. Starting with the first rehearsals the film explores Shakespeare's text and the actors' biographies, between the play and the landscape and brings up topics such as memories, home, emigration and colonialism. A complex mosaic of multiple voices.
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How long is Tempests - Essay on a Rehearsal?
Tempests - Essay on a Rehearsal has a runtime of 30m ( and 30 minutes).
Who directed Tempests - Essay on a Rehearsal?
Tempests - Essay on a Rehearsal was directed by Uli Decker and released in 2015.
What genre is Tempests - Essay on a Rehearsal?
Tempests - Essay on a Rehearsal is a Documentary film (2015).
Who stars in Tempests - Essay on a Rehearsal?
The cast of Tempests - Essay on a Rehearsal includes Zia Soares, Bruno Bravo, Margarida Bento, Ana Rosa Mendes, Daniel Martinho.
