“Does history repeat itself? Lovers on the Border happens between two countries, between two cultures. It occurs between two times, between two catastrophes. It is made of two revenges, alike in the plan, differents in the way. Portugal and Japan, eighteenth and twenty-first centuries.”

Credits

Atsushi Funahashi: Director
Atsushi Funahashi: Writer
Rodrigo Areias: Producer
Eric Nyari: Producer
Shozo Ichiyama: Producer
Ana Moreira: Key Cast
Tasuko Emoto: Key Cast
Yuta Nakano: Key Cast
António Durães: Key Cast

Specifications

  • Film Type: Feature
  • Runtime: 2 hours 18 minutes
  • Completion Date: November 10, 2018
  • Country of Origin: Portugal
  • Country of Filming: Japan, Portugal
  • Film Language: Japanese, Portuguese
  • Shooting Format: HD Digital
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Film Color: Color

Screenings/Awards

  • 42 Mostra Internacional de Cinema de São Paulo 2018 São Paulo
    Brazil
    October 23, 2018
    World premiere
  • CINERAMA IFF Balneário Camboriú
    Brazil
  • Festival Caminhos do Cinema Português Coimbra
    Portugal
    National
  • London Independent Film Awards London
    United Kingdom
    European
    Best International Feature Film

Distributor Information

  • Nitrato Filmes Country: Portugal Rights: Theatrical
  • João Macedo / Bando à Parte Rights: All Rights