THE MIRACLE OF SAINT ANTHONY / 2012
SYNOPSIS
In the middle of June the village of Santo Antonio de Mixoes da Serra in the Valdreu region of Northern Portugal honours its Patron Saint with a very special festival. On this day the local farmers bring their animals to the church – cows, horses, dogs, cats, chickens, rabbits – to be blessed. This ancient tradition is passed from generation to generation, and today, just as hundreds of years ago, animals and people flock up the mountain roads to the church square to become a part of the religious festival. The film is about this miracle.
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
original title
ЧУДО СВЯТОГО АНТОНИО [TCHUDO SVIATOGO ANTONIA]
english title
THE MIRACLE OF SAINT ANTHONY
genre
documentary
country
Portugal
year
2012
language
Portuguese
color
color
runtime
40 min
sound
stereo
aspect ratio
1.66:1
film format
DVCPRO
CREW
written & directed
Sergei Loznitsa
director(s) of photography
Sergei Loznitsa
sound
Vladimir Golovnitski
editing
Danielius Kokanauskis
producer(s)
Nuno Rodrigues
production
Curtas Metragens C.R.L.
festivals & awards
- Locarno International Film Festival