The Island of Contenda 1999 ( 5.75)

Cape Verde, 1964. At the feet of a mighty volcano, the traditional Cape Verdean society is undergoing a steady change. The old land-owning aristocracy is disintegrating. A class of "mulattos" begins to emerge, with a trade-based financial power that threatens the landlords. A new identity arises, a mix of old and new, of African and Portuguese culture, sensual and dynamic. The songs of Cesária Évora follow this inevitable transformation. From the novel by Henrique Teixeira de Sousa.

Dom Roberto 1962 ( 6.2)

João Barbela is poor man who lives out of charity - what coins the people of Lisbon's popular districts give him as 'pay' for his puppeteering work. For the kids, he is like a king, Dom Roberto = puppet). When he meets Maria, an equally poor girl, he fancies to change her life, and get her a house, maybe marrying, and being happy together.Life does not exactly have a happy ending, like he managed with his puppets 5-minute plays...

Paraíso Perdido 1995 ( 7)

Cristina is twenty years old. Her father was declared missing in action during the war in Angola many years before. One day in church the girl meets a man about fifty years old who tries various times, unsuccessfully, to make the sign of the cross. The man is called Cristovão. A few days later the two meet again. The man offers to help her look for her father. A relationship based on memories and confessions is formed between them. But soon they each return to their own solitude.

O Táxi Nº 9297 1927 ( 5.5)

The story of this film is based on actual facts, the murder of actress Maria Alves, and the investigation that ensued, covered by Reinaldo Ferreira himself. Ferreira also wrote a novel based on the same facts.

Vigário Sport Club 1927 ( 5.5)

An ironic comedy to the sports world about the corrupt gears of football. As goalkeeper, figure a dwarf...

Hypnotism at Home 1927 ( 5)

Sleepwalking and supernatural adventures, inspired by American farces.

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Lugar de Ladson 2022 ( 7)

Ladson is a blind teenager who hasn’t left home in a long time. He prepares for an adventure and has the help of his friend Jessica.