Vitalina Varela

Vitalina Varela, 55-year-old, Cape Verdean, arrives in Lisbon three days after her husband’s funeral. She has been waiting for her plane ticket for more than 25 years. Since presenting his first feature, Blood, at the Venice Film Festival in 1989, Pedro Costa has become one of the most interesting and original cinematic voices. His most notable films include In Vanda's Room (2000), Colossal Youth (2006) and Horse Money (2014). Vitalina Varela, which has won dozens of awards including the Golden Leopard in Locarno, continues to combine elements of fiction and documentary while creating breathtaking dark images and blending history, memory, and politics. 

Courtesy of Embassy of Portugal and Camões Institute