Synopsis
In an apartment in a city under curfew, a day expands from early Spring to late Summer. A couple’s longing to start a family is shaken by a pervasive feeling of uncertainty.
Natureza Humana (Human Nature)
- Mónica Lima
- 2023
- Portugal, Germany
- FIC
- 25′28″
- Original Title
- NATUREZA HUMANA
- Director
- Mónica Lima
- Producer
- Filipa Reis, UMA PEDRA NO SAPATO
- Luise Hauschild, NEW MATTER FILMS
- DFFB
- Script
- Gonçalo Branco, Mónica Lima
- Co-Producer
- Mariam Shatberashvili
- Editing
- Francisco Moreira
- Photography
- Faraz Fesharaki
- Sound
- Paulo Lima
- Music
- Gonçalo Sousa
- Main Actors
- João Vicente, Crista Alfaiate
- Original Language
- Portuguese
- Subtitles
- Germany, Spanish, French, English, Portuguese
Film Statistics
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6769 Spectators
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49 Festival Selections
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69 Exhibitions
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10 Awards
Awards and Selections
- 01.2023
- Internacional Film Festival Rotterdam, Netherlands
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Ammodo Tiger Short Award
- 03.2023
- REGARD - Saguenay International short film festival, Canada
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Grand Prix
- 03.2023
- New Directors/New Films International Festival, USA
- 04.2023
- Achtung berlin Filmfestival, Germany
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Best Short Film
- 04.2023
- Lichter Filmfest Frankfurt, Germany
- 05.2023
- Golden Harvest Film Festival, Taiwan
- 06.2023
- Vienna Short Festival, Austria
- 06.2023
- International Film Festival in Guadalajara, Mexico
- 06.2023
- Tabor Film Festival, Croatia
- 07.2023
- Curtas Vila do Conde International Film Festival, Portugal
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Audience Award - National Competition, Best Portuguese Film
- 07.2023
- Lago Film Fest , Italy
- 08.2023
- Melbourne International Film Festival, Australia
- 08.2023
- DRIM Short Film Festival, Republic of Macedonia
- 09.2023
- Helsinki International Film Festival, Finland
- 09.2023
- Quebec City Film Festival, Canada
- 09.2023
- International Film Festival Message to Man, Russia
- 10.2023
- CineEco - Festival Internacional de Cinema Ecológico da Serra da Estrela, Portugal
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Youth Award for Short Film in Portuguese Language
- 10.2023
- Flanders Internacional Film Festival Ghent, Belgium
- 10.2023
- Montpellier International Festival of Mediterranean Film, France
- 11.2023
- Caminhos do Cinema Português, Portugal
- 11.2023
- Izmir Short Film Festival, Turkey
- 11.2023
- KFFK / Short Film Festival Cologne, Germany
- 12.2023
- BISFF - The Beijing International Short Film Festival , China
- 12.2023
- El Gouna Film Festival, Egypt
- 01.2024
- Premiers Plans, Festival d'Angers, France
- 01.2024
- Max Ophüls, Germany
- 03.2024
- Prémios Curtas, Portugal
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Best Cinematography, Best Directing
- 03.2024
- Akbank Short Film Festival, Turkey
- 07.2024
- Burgas International Film Festival, Bulgaria
- 09.2024
- Festival Internacional de Curtas de Verin, Spain
- 09.2024
- ShortCutz Ovar - Setembro, Portugal
- 10.2024
- Filmfest Sundsvall, Sweden
- 10.2024
- Curt'Arruda - Festival de Cinema de Arruda dos Vinhos, Portugal
- 11.2024
- Interfilm, Internationales Kurzfilmfestival Berlin, Germany
- 11.2024
- Triste Para Sempre , Portugal
- 12.2024
- Zubroffka International Short Film Festival, Poland
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Best Live-action Film
- 04.2025
- Porto Femme - Festival Internacional de Cinema, Portugal
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Award National Competition - Best Film
Other Screenings
- 09.2023
- Extensão Curtas Vila do Conde - Cinema Ideal
- 10.2023
- Kuan-Du Film Festival
- 12.2023
- ODMC - Cinema Ideal (Sessão Especial)
- 12.2023
- FIlmoteca Española - Día + Corto
- 03.2024
- Mostra Ampla
- 04.2024
- ESFA - Brussels SFF
- 06.2024
- WPAC (Wuhan Photography Art Centre)
- 09.2024
- Shortcutz Guimarães - Temporada 2024/25
- 10.2024
- Cineclube das Caldas da Rainha
- 10.2024
- Kortfilm - Lumière Bruges
- 03.2025
- IFFR.com screening
- 05.2025
- Porto Femme - Extensão Maus Hábitos
