From Nowhere: A Portrait of Valter Hugo Mãe

From Nowhere: A Portrait of Valter Hugo Mãe

2025
1h 21m
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Overview

Filmed over seven years, the documentary follows Valter Hugo Mãe as he writes his novel “A Desumanização”, across journeys through Iceland, Brazil, Portugal, Colombia, and Macau. A visual meditation on solitude, loss, and belonging, featuring appearances by cartoonist Laerte Coutinho and Icelandic composer Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson, mentor of bands such as Sigur Rós and Björk. The film is part of the project “The Meaning of Life”, which director Miguel Gonçalves Mendes has been developing for more than a decade: a series of nine features built as a kaleidoscope of contemporary figures, in which the filmmaker invites us to reflect on what makes us, as humans, unique beings.

Status: Released

Language: PT

Production Information

Production Companies
O2 Filmes JumpCut
Production Countries
Portugal Brazil
Spoken Languages
Portuguese

Quick Facts

Original Title De Lugar Nenhum
Release Date October 25, 2025
Status Released
Language PT

Cast

Valter Hugo Mãe
Valter Hugo Mãe

Self

Laerte Coutinho
Laerte Coutinho

Self

Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson
Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson

Self

Key Crew

Miguel Gonçalves Mendes
Director
Ana Paula Gonçalves
Producer
Fernando Meirelles
Producer
Miguel Gonçalves Mendes
Producer