LISTEN

By Ana ROCHA DE SOUSA

MAGNIFY - as SALES

Social issues - Completed 2020

When the wellbeing of their deaf daughter is in jeopardy, a struggling Portuguese immigrant couple is forced to defy the British social services to keep their family together.

Festivals
& Awards

La Biennale di Venezia - Venice FF 2019
Orizzonti LION OF THE FUTURE
La Biennale di Venezia - Venice FF 2020
Orizzonti SPECIAL ORIZZONTI JURY PRIZE
Busan IFF 2020
World Cinema
    • Year of production
    • 2020
    • Genres
    • Social issues, Drama
    • Countries
    • UNITED KINGDOM, PORTUGAL
    • Languages
    • ENGLISH
    • Duration
    • 72 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Ana ROCHA DE SOUSA
    • Producer(s)
    • Rodrigo AREIAS, Aaron BROOKNER, Paula VACCARO
    • Synopsis
    • In the outskirts of London, Portuguese couple and parents of three, Bela and Jota, struggle to make ends meet. When a misunderstanding arises at school with their deaf daughter, the British social services grow concerned for the safety of their children. LISTEN portrays the tireless battle of these immigrant parents against the law to keep their family together.