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  • The Melusinas at the Edge of the River/ As Melusinas à Margem do Rio

  • The memory of emigration from a contemporary perspective of a generation with a radically different relation to territories and displacements.
  • 2023-10-23
  • Documentary
  • Melanie Pereira
  • 1 h. 22 min.
  • 0.0/10
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  • Luxembourg, Portugal
  • Red Desert Films

Overview:

As she goes through hills and rivers looking for Melusina, a mutant and legendary mermaid from the city of Luxembourg, where she grew up, the director talks to four women about their uncertain identities: what it is like to be an immigrant without being one, and to be a Luxembourgish without being one. A journey through memory in rainy weather. A search for ever-fragmented identities. An uncertain attempt at reconciliation. The memory of emigration from a contemporary perspective of a generation with a radically different relation to territories and displacements.