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Filmmaker João Nuno Pinto Returns with '18 Holes To Paradise'
A Portuguese filmmaker named João Nuno Pinto has a new movie coming out called '18 Holes To Paradise.'
It's his first big movie since his last one in 2020.
The movie is about people living on a farm in Portugal where it hasn't rained in a long time.
The story shows how the people who own the farm and the people who work there remember things differently.
This shows that their world is breaking apart.
The filmmaker was inspired by seeing how drought and too much building affect the land in Portugal.
He wants to show how this problem is not just in one place but happening all over the world.
The movie will be shown for the first time at a film festival in Tallinn.
Filmmaker João Nuno Pinto's new film, '18 Holes To Paradise,' will debut at the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival.
The film is set on a drought-stricken Portuguese estate and explores irreconcilable perspectives of landowners and staff.
João Nuno Pinto stated the film was inspired by his desire to reflect on environmental catastrophe and the reality of drought and desertification in Portugal.
'18 Holes To Paradise' is a production by Wonder Maria Filmes (Portugal) and is repped by Alpha Violet for sales.
This marks Pinto's first feature film since his 2020 film 'Mosquito.'
- Who
- Portuguese filmmaker João Nuno Pinto
- What
- debuts his new feature film, '18 Holes To Paradise'
- Where
- Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival
- When
- upcoming Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival
- Why
- to reflect on environmental catastrophe, drought, and desertification
Key facts
- Director
- João Nuno Pinto
- Screenwriter
- Fernanda Polacow
- Production Company
- Wonder Maria Filmes (Portugal)
- Sales Representative
- Alpha Violet
- Film Festival Debut
- Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival
- Previous Film
- Mosquito (2020)
Quotes
João Nuno Pinto
Director of '18 Holes To Paradise'
“Since moving to the arid Alentejo region of Portugal in 2020, I have lived side by side with a community facing drought, desertification, and the pressures of tourism and real estate speculation. I have witnessed a landscape where streams no longer fill, grass no longer grows, and the anxiety of the absence of water. This local reality echoes a global crisis.”
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“born out of a long-standing desire to reflect on the environmental catastrophe we are witnessing; not as an abstract threat, but as a daily reality.”
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