Living Bad
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| Portuguese | Viver Mal |
| Directed by | João Canijo |
| Written by | João Canijo |
| Produced by | Pedro Borges |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Leonore Teles |
| Edited by | João Braz |
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| Distributed by | Portuguese Film Agency |
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Running time | 124 minutes |
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| Language | Portuguese |
| Box office | $61,601 |
Living Bad (Portuguese: Viver Mal) is a 2023 Portuguese-French drama film directed by João Canijo. For his screenplay about the hotel guests, he was inspired by motifs from three plays by August Strindberg. Starring Nuno Lopes and Leonor Silveira, the film portrays the story of a family-run hotel by the northern shore of Portugal, which welcomes its guests over the weekend. It is selected in Encounter at the 73rd Berlin International Film Festival, where it had its world premiere on 23 February 2023. The film also featured in the list of Teddy Award.
At the same time, the director has made another film, Bad Living, in which the focus is on family running the hotel. Bad Living has also been selected at the 73rd Berlin International Film Festival in Competition.