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Carlos Conceição

2020 / Portugal / Fiction / 59’ – FRENCH PREMIERE

Synopsis

The peaceful life of a serial killer in Lisbon is shaken when an unusual incident suddenly turns him into a social media superstar.

Biography

Carlos Conceição, born in Angola, majored in cinema at the ESTC in Lisbon, and in English Literature of Romanticism. His first short film, The Flesh (2010), was given the New Talent Award at Indie Lisboa in 2010, while Versailles (2013) competed at the prestigious Locarno Film Festival. Both Good Night Cinderella (2014) and Bad Bunny (2017) made their debut in competition at the Cannes Film Festival with great reactions from the public and critics. Bad Bunny went on to win several international awards and the Sophia for best Portuguese short film.