Balada de um Batráquio (2016): Besetzung, Handlung & Streaming

Released in 2016, Balada de um Batráquio is a dokumentarfilm film directed by Leonor Teles, running about 11 minutes.

What it’s about. “Once upon a time, before people came along, all the creatures were free and able to be with one another”, narrates the voiceover. “All the animals danced together and were immeasurably happy. There was only one who wasn’t invited to the celebration – the frog. In his rage about the injustice, he committed suicide.” Something Romani and frogs have in common is that they will never be unseen, or stay unnoticed. In her film, young director Leonor Teles weaves the life circumstance of Romani in Portugal today with the recollections of a yesterday. Anything but a passive observer, Teles consciously decides to participate and take up position. As a third pillar, she establishes an active applied performance art that becomes integrated in the cinematic narrative. Thereby transforming “once upon a time” into “there is”. “Afterwards, nothing will be as it was and the melody of life will have changed”, explains a voice off-camera. Golden Bear for Best Short Film 2016

Who’s in it. Balada de um Batráquio stars Leonor Teles.

How it landed. With an audience score of 6.0/10, Balada de um Batráquio has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

Where to watch. In USA you can stream it on GuideDoc. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Balada de um Batráquio page.

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