ON FALLING
38th European Film Awards - Winners 2026
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1h 44m
United Kingdom, Portugal
Fiction
Portuguese immigrant Aurora works as a warehouse picker in a vast fulfilment centre in Scotland. Trapped between the confines of her workplace and her flatshare, Aurora seeks to resist the loneliness, alienation and ensuing small talk which begin to threaten her sense of self. Set against a landscape dominated by an algorithm-driven gig economy designed to keep us apart, ON FALLING explores the vital struggle to find meaning and connection.
Written & directed by: Laura Carreira
Produced by: Jack Thomas-O'Brien, Mário Patrocinio
Cinematography: Karl Kürten
Editing: Helle le Fevre
Production Design: Andy Drummond
Costume Design: Carole Millar
Make-Up & Hair: Kat Morgan
Sound: Ines Adriana
Casting: Lara Manwaring
Cast: Joana Santos (Aurora), Inêz Vaz (Vera), Piotr Sikora (Kris)
Production:
Sixteen Films
https://www.sixteenfilms.co.uk/
World Sales:
Goodfellas
https://goodfellas.film/
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