Tabu (2012)

Tabu poster
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office n/a
International Box Office $283,733Details
Worldwide Box Office $283,733
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales $39,320 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $39,320
Further financial details...

Synopsis

PILAR spends her first years of retirement trying to straighten up the world and dealing with other people’s guilt, an increasingly frustrating task these days. She takes part in peace vigils, collaborates with Catholic charities, wants to lodge young Polish girls coming to Lisbon on a Taizé ecumenical meeting and constantly hangs up and takes down an ugly painting made by a friend so as not to offend his feelings should it not be in view when he comes to visit. She is mostly troubled by her neighbor AURORA’s loneliness, a temperamental and eccentric octogenarian who escapes to the casino whenever she has any money on her. She talks constantly about her daughter who seems to not want to see her, has hangovers from anti-depressants and suspects her Cape-Verdean maid SANTA is wickedly practicing voodoo against her. We know little of Santa, who is sparse with her words, follows orders and thinks that everyone should mind their own business. She goes to adult literacy classes and practices at night by reading a young reader's edition of Robinson Crusoe stretched out on her boss’s couch while smoking cigarettes.3 Before dying, Aurora will make a mysterious request and the other two join efforts to accomplish it. She wants to meet a man, GIAN LUCA VENTURA, someone nobody knew existed until then. Pilar and Santa will find that he does exist but are informed he is no longer sane. Ventura has a secret pact with Aurora and a story to tell; a story that occurred fifty years ago, shortly before the beginning of the Portuguese colonial war. It starts like this: “Aurora had a farm in Africa at the foothill of Mount Tabu..."

Metrics

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time International Box Office (Rank 14,401-14,500) 14,423 $283,733
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 19,901-20,000) 19,969 $283,733

See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 26th, 2012 (Limited) by Adopt Films
International Releases: September 14th, 2023 (Limited) (Australia)
September 16th, 2023 (Special Engagement) (Australia)
Video Release: October 29th, 2013 by Kino Video
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Running Time: 118 minutes
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Keywords: Terminal Illness, Non-Chronological, Infidelity, Same Role, Multiple Actors, Voiceover/Narration, Romance
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Multiple Creative Types
Production/Financing Companies: O Som e a Furia, Komplizen, Gullane, Shellac Sud, ZDF, Arte
Production Countries: Portugal
Languages: Portuguese

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Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 9/16/2023 $532 1 1 1 $283,733 9/18/2023
 
International Total$283,733 9/18/2023

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Full financial estimates for this film, including domestic and international box office, video sales, video rentals, TV and ancillary revenue are available through our research services. For more information, please contact us at research@the-numbers.com.

Leading Cast

Teresa Madruga    Pilar

Supporting Cast

Laura Soveral    Old Aurora
Ana Moreira    Young Aurora
Carloto Cotta    Young Ventura
Henrique Espirito Santo    Old Ventura
Isabel Cardoso    Santa
Ivo Muller    Aurora's Husband
Manuel Mesquita    Mario

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

Miguel Gomes    Director
Miguel Gomes    Screenwriter
Mariana Ricardo    Screenwriter
Rui Pocas    Cinematographer
Bruno Lourenco    1st Assistant Director
Bruno Duarte    Set Decorator
Silvia Grabowski    Costume Designer
Araceli Fuente    Make-up and Hair Designer
Donna Meirelles    Make-up and Hair Designer
Telmo Churro    Editor
Miguel Gomes    Editor
Miguel Martins    Sound Editor
Antonio Lopes    Sound Editor
Miguel Martins    Sound Mixer
Joaquim Carvalho    Production Manager
Alexander Bohr    Associate Producer
Luis Urbano    Executive Producer
Janine Jackowski    Co-Producer
Jonas Dornbach    Co-Producer
Maren Ade    Co-Producer
Fabiano Gullane    Co-Producer
Caio Gullane    Co-Producer
Thomas Ordonneau    Co-Producer
Luis Urbano    Producer
Sandro Aguilar    Producer

Limited Releases: Keeping Their Promises

December 28th, 2012

The end of the year has a few limited releases trying to get a last chance for Oscar glory with Oscar qualifying runs. Promised Land is clearly the biggest film of the week, but its reviews suggest it won't even thrive in limited release. More...


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Synopsis

PILAR spends her first years of retirement trying to straighten up the world and dealing with other people’s guilt, an increasingly frustrating task these days. She takes part in peace vigils, collaborates with Catholic charities, wants to lodge young Polish girls coming to Lisbon on a Taizé ecumenical meeting and constantly hangs up and takes down an ugly painting made by a friend so as not to offend his feelings should it not be in view when he comes to visit. She is mostly troubled by her neighbor AURORA’s loneliness, a temperamental and eccentric octogenarian who escapes to the casino whenever she has any money on her. She talks constantly about her daughter who seems to not want to see her, has hangovers from anti-depressants and suspects her Cape-Verdean maid SANTA is wickedly practicing voodoo against her. We know little of Santa, who is sparse with her words, follows orders and thinks that everyone should mind their own business. She goes to adult literacy classes and practices at night by reading a young reader's edition of Robinson Crusoe stretched out on her boss’s couch while smoking cigarettes.3 Before dying, Aurora will make a mysterious request and the other two join efforts to accomplish it. She wants to meet a man, GIAN LUCA VENTURA, someone nobody knew existed until then. Pilar and Santa will find that he does exist but are informed he is no longer sane. Ventura has a secret pact with Aurora and a story to tell; a story that occurred fifty years ago, shortly before the beginning of the Portuguese colonial war. It starts like this: “Aurora had a farm in Africa at the foothill of Mount Tabu..."

Metrics

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time International Box Office (Rank 14,401-14,500) 14,423 $283,733
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 19,901-20,000) 19,969 $283,733

See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 26th, 2012 (Limited) by Adopt Films
International Releases: September 14th, 2023 (Limited) (Australia)
September 16th, 2023 (Special Engagement) (Australia)
Video Release: October 29th, 2013 by Kino Video
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Running Time: 118 minutes
Comparisons: Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Terminal Illness, Non-Chronological, Infidelity, Same Role, Multiple Actors, Voiceover/Narration, Romance
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Multiple Creative Types
Production/Financing Companies: O Som e a Furia, Komplizen, Gullane, Shellac Sud, ZDF, Arte
Production Countries: Portugal
Languages: Portuguese

Leading Cast

Teresa Madruga    Pilar

Supporting Cast

Laura Soveral    Old Aurora
Ana Moreira    Young Aurora
Carloto Cotta    Young Ventura
Henrique Espirito Santo    Old Ventura
Isabel Cardoso    Santa
Ivo Muller    Aurora's Husband
Manuel Mesquita    Mario

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

Miguel Gomes    Director
Miguel Gomes    Screenwriter
Mariana Ricardo    Screenwriter
Rui Pocas    Cinematographer
Bruno Lourenco    1st Assistant Director
Bruno Duarte    Set Decorator
Silvia Grabowski    Costume Designer
Araceli Fuente    Make-up and Hair Designer
Donna Meirelles    Make-up and Hair Designer
Telmo Churro    Editor
Miguel Gomes    Editor
Miguel Martins    Sound Editor
Antonio Lopes    Sound Editor
Miguel Martins    Sound Mixer
Joaquim Carvalho    Production Manager
Alexander Bohr    Associate Producer
Luis Urbano    Executive Producer
Janine Jackowski    Co-Producer
Jonas Dornbach    Co-Producer
Maren Ade    Co-Producer
Fabiano Gullane    Co-Producer
Caio Gullane    Co-Producer
Thomas Ordonneau    Co-Producer
Luis Urbano    Producer
Sandro Aguilar    Producer

Limited Releases: Keeping Their Promises

December 28th, 2012

The end of the year has a few limited releases trying to get a last chance for Oscar glory with Oscar qualifying runs. Promised Land is clearly the biggest film of the week, but its reviews suggest it won't even thrive in limited release. More...

Weekend Box Office Performance

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 9/16/2023 $532 1 1 1 $283,733 9/18/2023
 
International Total$283,733 9/18/2023

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Full financial estimates for this film, including domestic and international box office, video sales, video rentals, TV and ancillary revenue are available through our research services. For more information, please contact us at research@the-numbers.com.