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On Falling
Directed by: Laura Carreira
With: Joana Santos, Neil Leiper, Inês Vaz, Ola Forman, Piotr Sikora
Aurora, a Portuguese immigrant, works as an order picker in a sprawling distribution center in Scotland. Caught between her workplace and her shared apartment, Aurora struggles to resist the loneliness and alienation that are beginning to threaten her sense of identity.
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“A film that takes the radical stance of showing the dehumanization of our times by giving a large role to the repetition of motifs. The young director delivers a poignant tale that is the complete opposite of the American Dream, where immigrants don’t even dream of a future, except to return to their country, so unhuman is the welcome they receive.”
The Meg Cinema.
“A poignant portrait of loneliness in the digital age.”
Financial Times.
“An emotional study of exploitation in online retail warehouses.”
The Guardian.
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“We don’t have to work so hard to get paid so little.”
Laura Carreira.
Credits
- Laura Carreira Director(s)
- Matthew Cooper Assistant Director(s)
- Laura Carreira Screenwriter(s)
- Lara Manwaring Casting Director(s)
- Karl Kürten Director(s) of Photography
- Olivier Blanc Sound design
- David Jennings Decoration / Artistic Director
- Carole K. Millar Costumes
- Florian Dobner Chief Electrician / Gaffer
- Helle Le Fevre Editing
- Zé Maria Abreu Santos Colorist(s)
- Robin Pollok Special Effects / VFX Supervisor(s)
- Inês Adriana Original Music
- Inês Adriana Sound mixing
- Jack Thomas-O'Brien, Mario Patrocinio Producer(s)
- Sixteen Films, Bro Cinema Production companies
- Survivance Distribution companies
- Portugal, United Kingdom Countries of Origin
- United Kingdom Countries of Filming
