Synopsis

On a hot August afternoon, the family gathered at the table remembers uncle Botão: the Colonial War, emigration to France, where he lived and worked thirty years as a garbage man. Memories of each are crossed to tell the story of a man who lived a hard life through humor and fantasy, like when he returned to Belmonte, in a van full of trash, turned into a real treasure.

Laura Gonçalves

Laura Gonçalves graduated in animation course from the Fine Arts Faculty, Lisbon, in 2009. She works for Sardinha em Lata Studio as an animator for many Portuguese animation directors: José Miguel Ribeiro, David Doutel, Vasco Sá, Marta Monteiro, Joana Toste, Joana Bartolomeu at Bando à Parte. In 2012 she completed an MA Degree in Animation at the Arts University College of Bournemouth.