The Metamorphosis of Birds

Filmmaker Catarina Vasconcelos sifts through the memories of her ancestors. Her naval officer grandfather, Henrique, who married her grandmother, Beatriz, on her 21st birthday, spent extended periods at sea, leaving her with six children. This is the beginning of a generational saga.

Cast

Manuel Rosa

Young Jacinto

João Móra

Young Pedro

Ana Vasconcelos

Young Beatriz

Henrique Vasconcelos

Jacinto

Inês Campos

Young Teresa

José Manuel Mendes

Old Henrique (voice)

João Pedro Mamede

Henrique (voice)

Cláudia Varejão

Beatriz (voice)

Catarina Vasconcelos

Self