The Crime of Father Amaro

The Crime of Father Amaro 2005

5.20

O Crime do Padre Amaro ("The Crime of Father Amaro") is a novel by the 19th-century Portuguese writer José Maria de Eça de Queiroz. It was first published in 1875 to great controversy.

2005

The Tyrant Father

The Tyrant Father 2022

6.40

This remake of the 1940 film with the same name tells the story of a theatre company, its men and women in love, mistakes and misunderstandings. Chico loves Tatão, who is courted by Artur. Graça loves Chico, but doesn't know he loves Tatão. Santana writes a play for the Grandelinhas that will serve as a guide to Chico passion and convince Tatão that he is a rich count. The play is then staged and they all end up in prison.

2022

Zona J

Zona J 1998

6.20

Tó, a black boy from Zona J, a tough neighborhood in Lisbon, falls in love with a white girl, Carla. Tó dreams of living in Angola and taking Carla with him. However, the reality the two teens are in complicates their plans...

1998

O Lampião da Estrela

O Lampião da Estrela 2000

5.50

When a football agent acquires the rights of two young Mozambican players, he tries to transfer them to Benfica, his favorite club.

2000

Uma Aventura na Casa Assombrada

Uma Aventura na Casa Assombrada 2009

4.80

The "Spirit World", a red diamond with supernatural powers, stolen five centuries before, of the hands of the last Aztec emperor, is the center of this adventure in a cursed house in the wilds of the Sintra hills. The heiress of the house, Filipa, enlists the help of our heroes in search of the precious stone, but there are many obstacles to overcome. Facing ghosts of Indian warriors, statues that come alive, bats, trap doors, secret passageways and a German fearsome killer seeking revenge, our heroes will have to gather all their strength and wits to reach the mythical diamond before it is too late.

2009

Sweet Nightmare

Sweet Nightmare 1998

5.50

A dream girl can cause a lot of insomnia. That's what happens to Daniel Bricks, a young british engineer, working temporarily at the construction works of the 25th of April bridge, in Lisbon, Portugal. At the request of a friend, Daniel heads down south to make an inspection on a water dam. That's where he finds Carolina, the woman of his dreams. What he doesn't know is that she just got out of jail a few hours back, and that she will turn his life into a real nightmare. A romance comedy, where the nightmares are sweeter than dreams.

1998

A Hora da Liberdade

A Hora da Liberdade 1999

4.20

Based on the events which took place the night of April 24th, 1999 in Portugal. This is the story of the Coup d'État which put an end to the Dictatorship and reinstated the Democracy.

1999

Um Passeio no Parque

Um Passeio no Parque 2000

1

Things are going well to a married couple, they have two sons, and things are going well in their respective jobs, Until the husband betrays her wife with another woman, and their son becomes seriously hill.

2000

Malcata: Tale of a Lonely Hill

Malcata: Tale of a Lonely Hill 2021

1

A journey that seeks to unravel the history of the region for 600 million years. Included in this report are the evidence of prehistoric animals, the daily struggle against the lack of resources, and the past of the Iberian lynx - the most threatened feline in the world, which still lives in the memory of the inhabitants.

2021