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Tag Archives: Portugal
The King’s Body / O Corpo de Afonso (2012) João Pedro Rodrigues, Martin Andres Torres, Carlos Blanco Sanjurjo, Xelo Cagiao

How would it look like, the body of Dom Afonso Henriques, first king of Portugal Read More »
To Die Like a Man / Morrer Como Um Homem (2009) João Pedro Rodrigues, Chandra Malatitch, John Jesus Romão, Ivo Barroso

A transgender woman tries to erase any past history of herself as a male. Read More »
Turbulence (2000) Estorvo – Ruy Guerra

After a restless night HE is awoken by his doorbell insistently ringing. Read More »
Lisbon (1956) Ray Milland, Maureen O’Hara, Claude Rains

High stakes battle of wits and morals between gentlemen crooks, set in beautiful Portugal. Read More »
Dot.com (2007) Luís Galvão Teles, João Tempera, María Adánez, Marco Delgado

A small village in Portugal, Águas-Altas, is being sued by a Spanish multinational corporation Read More »
The Chronicles of Polyaris (2014) Christine Reeh, Dmitry Bogomolov

This film aims the poetic portray an abandoned town, called Pyramiden, surrounded by eternal ice Read More »
Ruínas (2009) Manuel Mozos

Fragments of spaces, buildings and structures, memories and remains of past eras, places of work Read More »
Get a Life / Ganhar a vida (2001) João Canijo, Rita Blanco, Adriano Luz, Teresa Madruga

During one winter night, a Portuguese teenager, Alvaro, loses his life in a fight between Read More »
A Shot in the Dark / Um Tiro no Escuro (2005) Leonel Vieira, Joaquim de Almeida, Vanessa Mesquita, Filipe Duarte

A baby is kidnapped in a Brazilian airport. Years later, the mother lives in Lisbon Read More »
The Great Eliah / O Grande Elias (1950) Arthur Duarte, António Silva, Milú, Francisco Ribeiro

A comedy about a family that receives money from a Brazilian aunt. Read More »
The Tyrannical Father (1941) O Pai Tirano

Everything is on the way for the annual performance of the Grandella’s Store Theatre Group Read More »
True and Tender Is the North / A Corte do Norte (2008) João Botelho, Ana Moreira, Ricardo Aibéo, Rogério Samora

A young woman seeks to unearth the truth about a distant ancestor in director João Botelho’s adaptation Read More »
The Consul of Bordeaux / O Cônsul de Bordéus (2011) João Correa, Francisco Manso, Vítor Norte, Carlos Paulo, João Nunes Monteiro

This is the story of Aristides de Sousa Mendes, a man who issued 30,000 visas Read More »
Swan / Cisne (2011) Teresa Villaverde, Beatriz Batarda, Miguel Nunes, Israel Pimenta

Vera is a singer in her thirties; she is back in Lisbon for the final performance of her concert tour. Read More »