The Last Time I Saw Macao

Director: João Pedro Rodrigues, João Rui Guerra da Mata
Writer: João Pedro Rodrigues, João Rui Guerra da Mata
Cast: João Pedro Rodrigues, Cindy Scrash, João Rui Guerra da Mata
Language: Portuguese, Cantonese, English
Theatrical Release Date: Mon Aug 06 00:00:00 EDT 2012
Festivals: Toronto International Film Festival

Synopsis: Part memoir, part city symphony, part noir-ish B-movie adventure, the new feature from critically acclaimed Portuguese filmmaking duo João Pedro Rodrigues and João Rui Guerra da Mata (To Die Like a Man) is a sensual, shape-shifting ode to one of the world’s most mythic, alluring and exoticized cities. [Synopsis courtesy of TIFF]

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