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Air Conditioner

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When the air-conditioners in the city of Luanda mysteriously began to fall, Matacedo (security guard) and Zezinha (maid) embarked on a mission to retrieve the boss's AC by the end of the day. This mission leads them to Kota Mino's electrical supply store, which is secretly assembling a complex memory retrieval machine. "Air Conditioner" is a journey of mystery and reality, a critique of social classes and how we live together in vertical hopes, in the heart of a city that is past-present-future.

Critics Reviews

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Tara Brady Irish Times 07/23/2021
4/5
In keeping with the film's novel premise, this is like nothing you've seen anywhere else. Go to Full Review Phil Hoad Guardian 07/19/2021
3/5
The tech may be on the blink, but this striking debut makes humanity seem like a beautiful malfunction. Go to Full Review Neil Young The Hollywood Reporter 01/27/2020
A highly accomplished and promising first full-length fictional outing... Go to Full Review Chris Mello In Review Online 07/20/2021
You see, it's not just about cooling units, but also about how the ruling class conditions the air the working class lives on. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Alix L 01/15/2024 Beautiful surrealist imagery and compelling characters. A thoughtful and occasionally humorous examination of life in a decaying Luanda. See more 07/20/2022 It sounds like memory... See more r96 s 03/01/2022 Uniquely enjoyable. 'Air Conditioner' isn't anything special per se, though it does have a really neat and somewhat strange vibe throughout which makes it a surprisingly pleasant watch - at under 1hr 15mins, you can't really go wrong there either. The music is this 2020 film's best feature; the score is excellent. José Kiteculo and Filomena Manuel are a fine pairing, to boot. See more Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Fradique

Director

José Kiteculo

Matacedo

Filomena Manuel

Zézinha

David Caracol

Mino

Tito Spyck

Tito

Sacerdote

Kudurista
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Movie Info

Synopsis When the air-conditioners in the city of Luanda mysteriously began to fall, Matacedo (security guard) and Zezinha (maid) embarked on a mission to retrieve the boss's AC by the end of the day. This mission leads them to Kota Mino's electrical supply store, which is secretly assembling a complex memory retrieval machine. "Air Conditioner" is a journey of mystery and reality, a critique of social classes and how we live together in vertical hopes, in the heart of a city that is past-present-future.
Director
Fradique
Producer
Jorge Cohen
Screenwriter
Fradique, Ery Claver
Production Co
Geração 80
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Brazilian Portuguese
Release Date (Streaming)
Jul 20, 2021
Runtime
1h 12m