The Tsugua Diaries

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The Tsugua Diaries

Released May 27, 2022

1h 42m

Drama

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27 Reviews

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Fewer than 50 Ratings

Crista, Carloto and João are building an airy greenhouse for butterflies in the garden. The three of them share household routines, day after day... and they are not the only ones.

Justin Chang

Los Angeles Times

This is a lyrical ode to the glories of summer and the collaborative joys of filmmaking, suffused with the hope that we will never be deprived of either for long.

Jun 5, 2022

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Beandrea July

New York Times

A work that possesses both the whimsy and fearlessness of a student project and the technical vibrancy of a veteran’s opus.

May 26, 2022

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Pat Brown

Slant Magazine

The Tsugua Diaries is something like Memento for an age of isolation and listlessness.

Rated: 3/4

May 25, 2022

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Nuha Hassan

Nuha Hassan (Medium)

The Tusgua Diaries blurs the lines between fiction and documentary, and it is something wonderful that most viewers would have never seen before.

Sep 4, 2023

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Robin Clifford

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I found “The Tsugua Diaries” to be a technically interesting filmmaking concept but that same concept kept me at arm’s length and not embracing it. It is interesting, though.

Rated: B-

Aug 4, 2022

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Laura Clifford

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charming and playful while also exploring the dynamics of collaborative filmmaking and the often magical effect of following whims.

Rated: A-

Jul 31, 2022

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Maureen Fazendeiro

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Miguel Gomes

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Crista Alfaiate

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Carloto Cotta

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João Nunes Monteiro

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Adilsa

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Synopsis

Crista, Carloto and João are building an airy greenhouse for butterflies in the garden. The three of them share household routines, day after day... and they are not the only ones.

Director: Maureen Fazendeiro, Miguel Gomes
Producer: Luís Urbano, Filipa Reis, Sandro Aguilar, João Miller Guerra
Screenwriter: Maureen Fazendeiro, Miguel Gomes, Mariana Ricardo
Distributor: KimStim
Genre: Drama
Original Language: Portuguese
Release Date (Theaters): May 27, 2022, Limited
Runtime: 1h 42m