Rangoon, Burma, 1917. Edward, a civil servant for the British Empire, runs away from his fiancée Molly the day she arrives to get married. During his travels, however, panic gives way to melancholy. Contemplating the emptiness of his existence, the cowardly Edward wonders what has become of Molly… Determined to get married and amused by Edward’s move, Molly follows his trail on this Asian grand tour.
Miguel Gomes
PT, IT, FR 2024
Best Director Cannes
129 min | Portuguese, various
Asian Idioms
Miguel Gomes
Born in Lisbon in 1972. He graduated from the film and theater school in Lisbon and worked as a film critic. His somnambulistic films move between documentary and feature film and celebrate great success at A-list festivals with their experimental approach. Gomes lives and works in Lisbon.
Films
Our Beloved Month of August 2008 | Tabu 2012 | Redemption 2013 | Arabian Nights – Vol. 1–3 2015 | Tsugua Diaries (mit Fazendeiro) 2021 | Grand Tour 2024
Credits
B: Telmo Churro, Miguel Gomes, Maureen Fazendeiro | DOP: Sayombhu Mukdeeprom, Rui Poças, Gui Liang | E: Telmo Churro, Pedro Filipe Marques | S: Vasco Pimentel, Kelan Li | P: Uma pedra no sapato | Sales: Mubi | With Crista Alfaiate, Gonçalo Waddington, Cláudio da Silva, Lang Khê Tran