The paths of pain are populated by men and women of all ages, suffering from lack of affection, lack of money, mental problems, alcoholism and drug addiction, or they are simply people who have come to Portugal in search of a life that is a little better. On the other side of this path there is a veritable anthill of volunteers, social welfare workers and different technical assistants who construct and maintain support structures, some of them thinking of better days, and others institutionalising this help without believing that the phenomenon can be cured.


Director | Rui Simões
Photography | Marta Pessoa
Sound | Nathalie Mansoux, Samuel Ribeiro e Marta Pessoa
Editing | Márcia Costa
Assitant Directors | Marisa Marinho e Nathalie Mansoux
Image Crew | Samuel Ribeiro, Catherine Villeret e Laurent Simões
Color Correction | Francisco Costa
Titles | Sofia Cal
Sound Mixing | Paulo Abelho e João Eleutério
Project Development | Rita Palma
Director Trainee | Aurora Ribeiro
Marketing | Rita Gonzalez
Line Producer | Jacinta Barros
Production | Real Ficção