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film profile] shows precisely that: the space of intimacy that is an elderly s couple home. Although arguably, not everyone else would see it as such, as their whole neighborhood of Barruncho, on the outskirts of Lisbon, is threatened with demolition.
The house of Poeta and Belinha – together for over 50 years – is also barely standing, a combination of some wood here and an old mattress there. But they don t seem to mind that much – it s their place and it has served them well. What others would rather immediately bulldoze to the ground, they try to keep in pristine order. Frequently seen tidying up or sweeping, they show this basic need to have at least a corner one could come back to and care for, a hideaway from the world and the rain. And it really seems to be raining here all the time. Even though it might be taken away from them soon, they just keep on going, busying themselves with their daily chores instead of pondering the future.