Tabu (2012 film)

Tabu
Film poster
Directed byMiguel Gomes
Written byMiguel Gomes
Mariana Ricardo
Produced bySandro Aguilar
Luís Urbano
StarringTeresa Madruga
CinematographyRui Poças
Edited byTelmo Churro
Miguel Gomes
Production
companies
O Som e a Fúria
Komplizen Film
Gullane
Shellac Sud
Release dates
  • 14 February 2012 (2012-02-14) (Berlin)
  • 5 April 2012 (2012-04-05) (Portugal)
Running time
118 minutes
CountriesPortugal
Germany
Brazil
France
LanguagePortuguese
Box office$1.1 million

Tabu is a 2012 Portuguese independent black-and-white drama film directed by Miguel Gomes, the title of which references F. W. Murnau's silent film of the same name.[1][2] The film competed at the 62nd Berlin International Film Festival,[3][4] where it won the Alfred Bauer Award (Silver Bear for a feature film that opens new perspectives) and The International Federation of Film Critics (FIPRESCI) prizes.[5][6] It won the Grand Prix at the 2012 edition of Film Fest Gent.

  1. ^ "Tabu, review". The Telegraph. 6 September 2012. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  2. ^ "That old Tabu". Chicago Reader. 3 April 2013. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  3. ^ "First Films for the Competition and Berlinale Special". Berlin Film Festival. Archived from the original on 6 January 2012. Retrieved 20 December 2011.
  4. ^ Article at Aesthetica
  5. ^ "Prizes of the International Jury 2012". Berlinale. 19 February 2012. Retrieved 19 February 2012.
  6. ^ Tabu Archived 18 May 2015 at the Wayback Machine at Komplizen Film