Trailer for Teresa Vilaverde’s TRANSE

First of all, I would like to thank Todd for giving me the opportunity to contribute to my favorite movie website. I’ll be reporting as often as possible with news about Portuguese movies.

Although I wasn’t entirely convinced by Teresa Vilaverde’s debut film OS MUTANTES (The Mutants), her idiosyncratic and detached aproach to the hard subject of child exploitation did make me curious about her future films. Her second full-length feature ÁGUA E SAL (Water and Salt) suffered from limited distribution and I didn’t have a chance to see it. This year she’s back with TRANSE.

The official site for this drama is now online. In it you can find a still gallery and a streaming trailer with English subtitles. The screenplay of TRANSE was written by Teresa Vilaverde herself. The movie stars Ana Moreira as Sónia, Viktor Rakov. Robinson Stévenin, Iaia Forte, Andrey Chadov, Tim, Filippo Timi, and Dinara Droukarova.

Here’s a plot synopsis provided by the production company: “This is the story of Sonia, a young woman in her early twenties, who decides to leave a friend and family in Saint Petersburg, Russia, without looking back. A woman who will experience the illusion of a new life and the hell of those for whom life seems to have nothing to offer. Making her via crucis across Europe, through Germany, then Italy, and ending up at the extreme opposite, Portugal, Sonia will endure all the misery and degradation that the trafficking and exploitation of the weakest provokes. This is a story of another Europe...”

Transe trailer (streaming quicktime with subtitles)
Transe stills (15 pictures)

Transe official website (English version)