The film starts with a beautiful shot of fog hanging over a couple of slim high trees about to be felled. In an extreme long shot, we see first one man, then three men deciding over the fate of the trees. At times, it is difficult to detect movement, and yet this is a film. Lois Patino's Costa da Morte (2013) is part film, part photo album. Again, it is a striking that 'slow' films are often more . . .

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