Raticida (Raticide)

Synopsis

On a night like indistinguishable from the previous or the next, Carlos sees himself locked out of his bedroom. Beyond the door, a rat as taken over, without a courtesy call or warning. Carlos is forced to deal with a progressively eroded reality, unable to face what lies inside his bedroom.

Original Title
RATICIDA
Director
João Niza Ribeiro
Producer
João Matos, Leonor Noivo, Luísa Homem, Pedro Pinho, Susana Nobre, Tiago Hespanha, TERRATREME FILMES
José Magro, João Niza Ribeiro, Ana Meleiro, PANTANO Filmes
Script
João Niza Ribeiro
Editing
José Magro, Joana Góis, João Niza Ribeiro
Photography
Tiago Carvalho
Sound
Manuel Mendes
Main Actors
João Negrão, José Rato, Manuela Nabais, Hugo Almeida, Albino Bastos Moina, Paulo Barbosa
Original Language
Portuguese
Subtitles
Spanish, French, English

Film Statistics

  • 2071 Spectators
  • 32 Festival Selections
  • 47 Exhibitions
  • 6 Awards

Awards and Selections

07.2022
Curtas Vila do Conde International Film Festival, Portugal
11.2022
Cork International Film Festival, Ireland
Grand Prize of the International Competition
03.2023
Cartagena - Festival Internacional de Cine de Cartagena de Indias, Colombia
06.2023
Huesca International Film Festival, Spain
07.2023
Burgas International Film Festival, Bulgaria
07.2023
Festival Ibérico de Cinema de Badajoz, Spain
Award A.E.C of Best Directing
08.2023
Dokufest International Documentary and Short Film Festival, Kosovo
09.2023
Festival Internacional de Curtas de Verin, Spain
"A RAIA" Award
09.2023
Dili International Film Festival, East Timor
Best Narrative Short
10.2023
Nice Short Film Festival, France
10.2023
CineEco - Festival Internacional de Cinema Ecológico da Serra da Estrela, Portugal
10.2023
Curt'Arruda - Festival de Cinema de Arruda dos Vinhos, Portugal
10.2023
ShortCutz Ovar - Outubro, Portugal
Best Short Film
11.2023
Leeds International Film Festival, United Kingdom
11.2023
Entre Olhares - Mostra de Cinema Português, Portugal
11.2023
Baku International Short Film Festival, Azerbaijan
11.2023
Izmir Short Film Festival, Turkey
03.2024
Positively Different Short Film Festival, Greece
05.2024
Stockholm Independent Film Festival, Sweden
Award Winner
11.2024
Triste Para Sempre , Portugal
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Other Screenings

07.2022
Curtas Vila do Conde International Film Festival
05.2023
Exibição Comercial - Casa do Cinema de Coimbra
05.2023
(A)mostra de cinema português - Estremoz
08.2023
Star Film Fest
09.2023
Cinemateca - Programa Terratreme
11.2023
Cineclube do Porto - Novembro
12.2023
Macau International Short Film Festival
12.2023
15 anos TERRATREME - Casa Comum
07.2024
Cineclube de Pombal - Julho
07.2024
Premiados ShortCutz Ovar
11.2024
Imagens do Real Imaginado
01.2025
Batalha Centro de Cinema - Luas Novas: Ana Meleiro
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