In a very visual and minimalist record, recalling Cláudia Varejão’s cinema and some works of João Pedro Rodrigues, “José” is a story about matches and mismatches of bodies and voices drifting on the banks of a big city. In a particularly humane and sensitive way, João Monteiro builds up a narrative with several layers, which gradually gives itself to the spectator, questioning him in different ways without ever wanting to ram or intimidate him. (PC)