Four lives cross in a society abandoned by its ideals. This insightful documentary observes their struggle to survive and belong in a world where direction has been lost and futures are uncertain.
AWARDS: Special Mention Swiss Cinema.Visions du Réel/ Prix DOK.horizonte. DOK.fest München
OFFICIAL SELECTION: Visions du Réel/ Festival Millenium/ Journées de Soleure/ This Human World, International Human Rights Film Festival/ A nous de voir cinéma & sciences/ Festival Camerimage/ Festival FILMAR en América Latina/ Mois du Doc/ Duisburger Filmwoche/ São Paulo International Film Festival/ Festival Ânûû-rû Âboro/ XXII Message to Man International Film Festival
Cantos - Four lives adrift in the ruins of utopia
In the aftermath of broken promises and decaying ideals, this documentary paints a haunting yet deeply humane portrait of a society in limbo. The film follows four figures navigating a world shaped by the collapse of once-cherished ideologies.
They drift between survival and self-erasure, often forced to blur moral lines. As global systems of belief and economy falter, it speaks to a broader crisis of identity and belonging, where utopias have vanished, but the human need for purpose endures.
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