Dec 24, 2024
28 min
Full-HD

When The Star Shines... (2024)

"When The Star Shines..." is a short film that explores, with humor and emotion, the various ways people connect with the Christmas spirit. Between unexpected encounters, personal challenges, and reflections on the meaning of the season, the story reveals that, even when all seems lost, there is always room for reunions, hope, and magic.

Category

Comedy Drama Family

Country

Portugal

Companies

A Psique de Guilherme

Guilherme Gomes

"Grinch"/Locutor/Pai Natal/Noel Silvestre/Corcunda/Narrador/Transeunte 1/Guilherme

Alice Cunha

Maria/"Madonna"/Clara Belém/Filha do Corcunda 1

Carolina Gomes

Beatriz/Criança 1/Elfo 2/Aurora Boreal/Filha do Corcunda 2

Ema Mendes

Leonor/Elfo 1/Criança 2/Mulher do Corcunda/Raquel Luz

Marisa Santos

Amiga do "Grinch"

Luis Santos

Pai da Maria

Rui Cunha

Sr. Mateus

Francisco Ramos

Jurado 1/Pai Natal Bêbado

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