No, or the Vain Glory of Command 1990 ( 6.46)

Episodes from throughout the entire military history of Portugal are told through flashbacks as a conscripted student of history recounts them to his fellow soldiers while they march through an African colony in revolt during 1973.

Abraham's Valley 1993 ( 7.5)

Ema is a very attractive but innocent girl, so pretty that cars crash in her presence. In her youth she marries Dr. Carlos Paiva, her father's friend, to whom she is not attracted. They move to the valley of Abraham. Carlos loves her, but decides to sleep in a separate room to avoid waking Ema when he has to return late at night. As time goes by she begins to feel unhappy about her marriage, so she finds a new lover.

The Cannibals 1988 ( 6.8)

This odd film is a major representative of an even odder film genre: direct-to-celluloid opera. It was commissioned by the Portuguese master of style, director Manoel de Oliveira from composer João Paes. Musically, it ranges from 19th-century romanticism to popular, modernist and even "post-modernist" styles. In the initially tame story, a host-narrator tells the story of a wedding between the two lovebirds: Viscount d'Aveleda and the beautiful Marguerite. However, what happens in the bridal chamber is incredibly bizarre. The events after that are even stranger, and the wedding guests and family indulge in cannibalism, among other perversions.

The Masked Avenger: Lagardere 2003 ( 7.4)

France, 17th century, during the reign of Louis XIII. When a dear friend, the Duke of Nevers, is treacherously assassinated by a powerful relative, a skilled swordsman, the noble Henri de Lagardère, seeks his rightful vengeance as he tries to protect the innocent life of the duke's last heir.

A Estranha Morte do Professor Antena 1983 ( 5)

The film is inspired by the Mário de Sá-Carneiro short story, where the narration is made by Professor Antena's assistant who walks by his side when he is run over in a perhaps enigmatic way.

The Satin Slipper 1986 ( 7.2)

During the century of the Spanish Gold, Doña Prouhèze, wife of a nobleman, deeply loves Don Rodrigo, who is forced to leave Spain and go to America. Meanwhile Prouhèze is sent to Africa to rule the city of Mogador. Ten years later Rodrigo leaves America and travels to Africa in search of Prouhèze to find out that she died and eventually meeting her daughter.

CAMILA 2023

Girl Upstairs 2022 ( 6)

A successful but isolated artist, struggling with agoraphobia, has her life turned upside down when one of her works of art comes to life. At first, she joyfully accepts this reprieve from her self-imposed exile, but her new friends are not all they seem, and her small world starts to come apart as her fear of the outside comes into conflict with her new creations and their need for freedom.

A Floresta Feliz 2000

Six animals live in a forest, they will have to prevent the witch from destroying their habitat.

Night Feeder 1988 ( 6.5)

Fear chokes the free-wheeling underbelly of San Francisco's punk scene as a killer stalks the night to feed an unspeakable appetite. A writer probes the gruesome murders and the story hits close to home, as the web of death devours neighbors, friends, and lovers.

Gatão de Meia Idade 2006 ( 3)

Forty-year-old Cláudio is always looking for a romantic relationship. His routine changes when he has to take care of his 12-year-old daughter: women no longer look at him and the conquest tactics have no effect.

No Meio da Rua 2006 ( 4.8)

Leonardo, an upper-middle class boy from the south of Rio de Janeiro, befriends Kiko, a boy who lives on the street and who juggles balls at a traffic light. The rich kid decides to lend Kiko his handheld video game – but it is stolen by hill boys. This is just the beginning of a great friendship between the two. They begin a great adventure that takes Leonardo to the favela, where he knows a reality entirely different from his own.

Soft & Quiet 2022 ( 6.4)

Taking place in real time, elementary school teacher Emily organizes a mixer of like-minded women, but an altercation between a woman from Emily’s past and the group leads to a volatile chain of events.

Tell me your story or give me your soul 2019 ( 6)

Grounded in his room for having done a thousand and one antics at his school in recent days, Thomas - a boy stuck with a bully - is faced with a mysterious book left by his sister in his room. When reading the book's name aloud, "Tell Your Story or Deliver Your Soul," Thomas begins a fantastic and terrifying journey that will make him reflect on the disrespectful way he treats his friends and schoolmates.

O Sequestro de Vitor 2022

After the sale of the Blessed school, Vitor tries to start his life over again and takes a vacation at his cousin's house. Arriving there, Vitor mysteriously disappears without leaving any trace. The residents of the house, worried, decide to look for their friend.

Be Strong Like a Flower 2019 ( 3)

Two boys who just left high school meet in a party and begin to grow a unique relationship.

Rio, Northern Zone 1957 ( 8.2)

A talented songwriter of sambas is forced to face the social injustices of the city around him.

Mandacaru Vermelho 1961 ( 6.6)

Despite being promised to another man, a young orphaned woman falls in love with man working at the farm she lives in , and together they escape. According tradition in Northeast Brazil, her aunt goes after them, in order to kill them for revenge.

A Vingança dos Doze 1970

A Primeira Vez de uma Mulher 2017

Three Brazilian pioneers, who struggled for the first time to exercise a role previously only allowed to men illustrate the trajectory of women's struggle from the beginning of the 20th century to the present day.

Till Luck Do Us Part 2012 ( 6.431)

Check out the hilarious story of luck and misadventures of Tino, a family man whose life is transformed after he wins the lottery. Dazzled by wealth, this boaster spends all his money on a life of luxury and ostentation. But after finding out that he is bankrupt, he faces comical situations: besides not telling his wife he is broke because she is pregnant and cannot get upset, Tino must accept help from his neighbor who is an extremely thrifty financial adviser and the only one capable of getting him out of the rut.

Nem Pássaro Nem Peixe 1978 ( 8)

A woman translates the front page of H.P. Lovecraft's book “The Silver Key”. Her husband, a journalist, listens. The book describes the conflicts between the real and the imaginary, and tells how Randolph Carter, the film's character, leaves everyday life in search of his childhood dreams.

O Outro Teatro ou As Coisas Pertencem a Quem as Torna Melhores 1977

O Outro Teatro proposes a look at the independent theater manifestations that came in the wake of the pioneering gestures of Teatro Experimental do Porto.

O Shaolin do Sertão 2016 ( 6.8)

Aluízio Li is a martial arts fan who lives with his head in the world of fights from dreaming and watching Chinese films. He believes he is a Shaolin monk, dressing and behaving just like his cinematic references. However, he is the subject of mocking jokes in his hometown, Quixadá, in the backlands of Ceará. His days of peace will end when retired MMA fighter Toni Tora Pleura announces a "tour" of challenges to bullies in several cities in the interior of Ceará, including Quixadá.

C.I.C. - Central de Inteligência Cearense 2025

Airless 2018 ( 1)

I recorded four years of the life of a great friend of mine in the attempt to catch some sort of catharsis. As I tried to deal with endings that were taking place in my life, the inevitable happened to him. His mother passed away without leaving any record on video. This is a movie to refrain from the fear of forgetting.

So I Married an Axe Murderer 1993 ( 6.1)

Just after a bad breakup, Charlie MacKenzie falls for lovely butcher Harriet Michaels and introduces her to his parents. But, as voracious consumers of sensational tabloids, his parents soon come to suspect that Harriet is actually a notorious serial killer -- "Mrs. X" -- wanted in connection with a string of bizarre honeymoon killings. Thinking his parents foolish, Charlie proposes to Harriet. But while on his honeymoon with her, he begins to fear they were right.

I, Curmudgeon 2004 ( 7.3)

Curmudgeon. Contrarian. Misanthrope. Naysayer. For all the people interviewed in this film, someone has used one of the above words to describe them. What have they done to deserve such labels? Everywhere these men and women go, something is being celebrated; they don’t get what all the celebration is about and they’re compelled to question it.

April in May 2023

At Casa da Achada we find a community of people from different contexts that gather daily to celebrate the art and the memory of Mário Dionísio. Here there are those who do the laundry, those who write and read verses, those who sing in the house, those who watch movies and see culture as a way to think and transform life.

Le ventre de Juliette 2002

The 20-year-old Juliette tries to come to terms with an unexpected pregnancy, despite a lack of support from the father of the child and from her mother.

Edney 2018

The story of Edney, who is a dishwasher by day. But at night, he is Ney and sings his story on stage. Until someone mixes the two lives.