Daniel Viana

Heart & Soul

Jérome

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A Protegida

Rui Cardoso

In the heart of the Alentejo countryside, Mariana and José Diogo are two children whose backgrounds could not be more different: she is the fruit of a loving relationship; he's an orphan. She has a safe haven in her family to run to when she gets hurt; he can only run to her.

Magellan

King Manuel I

At the dawn of the modern era, Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan leads an expedition under the Spanish crown in search of the first westward route to the Spice Islands. He embarks on a perilous journey across the uncharted Pacific, where his fleet faces starvation, mutiny, and the psychological toll of endless seas. Upon reaching the shores of Cebu, Magellan is pulled into a fatal conflict with the natives by his drive to spread Catholicism, culminating in his tragic doom.

Vanda

Segurança Banco

In the middle of the 2008 global financial crisis, Vanda finds herself alone and broke, with two children to raise. She embarks on a string of bank heists using a blonde wig and a toy gun and, in the process, becomes a folk hero.

Rivals Forever - The Sneaker Battle

US MP1

The life and struggle of the Dassler brothers. Founders of the brands of Adidas and Puma.

Bem Me Quer

Tozé

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Tales from the Mountain

Adaptation of Miguel Torga's iconic short stories. An intimate look at a rural community in the 1940s. Each chapter has its own protagonist, whose existence is untouched by modernity or the outside world. Five portraits of humble lives with enormous resistance to suffering - and a capacity for violence that, at times, proves impossible to repress.

St. Louis

Steward

Hamburg, Germany, 1939. Getting a passage aboard the passenger liner St. Louis seems to be the last hope of salvation for more than nine hundred German Jews who, desperate to escape the atrocious persecution to which they are subjected by the Nazi regime, intend to emigrate to Cuba.

The Best of All Worlds

Pedro

Lisbon, 2027. Marta and Miguel are both researchers that are part of a scientific group and a couple in their private lives. Their relationship will be put to the test on one decisive night when the parameters that Marta is analyzing point to the very high probability of a major earthquake hitting Lisbon. The group splits, debating whether or not to warn the population of the possible impending tragedy.

Damned Summer

Telmo

Idling afternoons, drugs, heartbreaks, psychedelic moods immersed in music. An adrenaline rush. Lisbon as the backdrop for a drifting youth.

Ballad of Ulzamar

King Igin

An alchemist is invited to the royal court of Ulzamar and tasked to cure the unacceptable condition of the Queen.

Judite, or The First Rebellion

Organist

Judite is a woman of faith, dedicated to her work as a sacristan and to caring for her bedridden husband. When his health worsens, she feels abandoned by both her children and her priest.

Estrangement

Semblante

When an actor assists to the premiere of the experimental B-movie he stars in, film blends with real life, turning it into an actual thriller.

The Voice and Ears of MFA

Pena Madeira

Documentary short about the April’s Captains and the Carnation Revolution from the point of view of the MFA (Armed Forces Movement)- a coalition of Military officers – namely Captains and Majors – who banded together to overthrow the Authoritarian regime that ruled Portugal for over 40 years.

The Abyss of the Soul

A father is hypnotized on his deathbed, following his own method, and is left hanging between life, death, and dreams.

Baseado numa História Verídica

Writer

In a world where fictional writing is forbidden, a writer must secretly make the events contained within his book happen in real life before publishing it.

Depois do Silêncio

A desolate woman struggles to accept her husband's unexpected death, but is confronted with his recurrent return to the waking world.

Next Door: Hope

Luís

Cellist Helena is married to Mário, who criticizes her as an artist and a woman, leaving her insecure to the point of leaving the stage and becoming isolated and dependent on her husband.

The Strange House in the Mist

Pilgrim

A lost pilgrim finds a strange house on the edge of the abyss and its mysterious occupant.

Applause

A message of praise to the President concludes a Party assembly, sparking apotheotic applause. In the middle of the crowd inquisitive eyes of the State Police look for the slightest sign of dissent, and the ovation does not cease.