In the midst of Mozambique’s devastating civil war, Muidinga, an orphaned refugee, wanders the countryside in search of his mother. Read More »
Tag Archives: Portugal
The Hero (2004) Zézé Gamboa, Makena Diop, Milton ‘Santo’ Coelho, Maria Ceiça, Drama, War
When he was 15, Vitório was recruited by Angolan army, where he would stay for two decades fighting. Read More »
O Princípio da Incerteza / The Uncertainty Principle (2002) Manoel de Oliveira, Leonor Baldaque, Leonor Silveira, Isabel Ruth, Drama
Having lost her place among the social elite, a widow remarries and starts a family. Read More »
Memories and Confessions (1993) Manoel de Oliveira, Maria Isabel de Oliveira, Diogo Dória, Documentary, Biography, History
A docu-drama that follows Manoel de Oliveira’s life during the times of dictatorship in Portugal. Read More »
Benilde or the Virgin Mother (1975) Manoel de Oliveira, Maria Amélia Matta, Jorge Rolla, Varela Silva, Drama
A young girl, Benilde, so protected by her religious family that she seemingly knows nothing about procreation, insists that her mysterious pregnancy is a miracle Read More »
A Carta (1999) Manoel de Oliveira, Chiara Mastroianni, Pedro Abrunhosa, Antoine Chappey, Drama
A well-bred, lovely, spiritual, sad young woman marries an attentive physician who loves her. She feels affection but no love. Read More »
A Girl in Summer (1986) Vítor Gonçalves, Isabel Galhardo, Diogo Dória, José Manuel Mendes, Drama
Isabel, a girl in her late teens, is unable to determine herself and understand herself – lost in the memory of her late mother Read More »
The Wheat and the Tares (1965) Manuel Guimarães, Eunice Muñoz, Igrejas Caeiro, Mário Pereira, Drama
A sad and strong people living in the huge plains of Alentejo. Their endless struggle for bread, their nostalgic Read More »
Past and Present (1972) Manoel de Oliveira, Maria de Saisset, Manuela de Freitas, Bárbara Vieira, Comedy, Drama
This is an intriguing avant-garde look at what motivates the leisurely classes in Portugal, for better or worse, by director Manoel de Oliveira. Read More »
É o Amor / That’s Love (2013) João Canijo, Anabela Moreira, Sónia Nunes, Cassilda Pontes, Drama
In Caxinas, a fishing neighborhood in Vila do Conde, a city on the north of Portugal Read More »
Estrada de Palha / Hay Road (2012) Rodrigo Areias, Vítor Correia, Nuno Melo, Inês Mariana Moitas, Adventure, Drama, Western
This is the story of a man who after living over ten years isolated away from his country, returns to avenge His brother’s death. Read More »
A Casa / The House (1997) Sarunas Bartas, Francisco Nascimento, Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, Alex Descas, Drama
Tricheurs / Cheaters (1984) Barbet Schroeder, Jacques Dutronc, Bulle Ogier, Leandro Vale, Drama
O Fantasma / Phantom (2000) João Pedro Rodrigues, Ricardo Meneses, Beatriz Torcato, Andre Barbosa, Drama
Young and handsome Sergio works the night shift as a trash collector in Lisbon, Portugal. Read More »
Odete / Two Drifters (2005) João Pedro Rodrigues, Ana Cristina de Oliveira, Nuno Gil, João Carreira, Drama
Pedro and Rui kiss after a first-anniversary dinner; Pedro drives home, dying en route in a crash. Read More »