It's summer in the Portuguese countryside, where the local festivities take place. Chico is haunted by a hate crime committed in his village against a boy who was secretly close to him. Throughout this journey, Chico, pressured by his friends, tries both to follow their social standards and to hide his fears and desires.
In a world polluted by atomic radiation, five survivors find shelter in an underground bunker. The sudden discovery of a rare and miraculous medicine will become a source of quarrel within the group.
Agressivity and the will to compete are also part of childhood. At a poor district’s boxing club the kids live a close friendship and find a place to express a fury that is violent but liberating.
The filmmaker brings to life his child-hood memories of his vacations with his father, making this film his thank-you.
Rhoma Acans is a journey of self-discovery undertaken by the director in order to understand the true identity weight of her Gypsy heritage, from the history of his own family to the way it moves away or approaches the story of a young gypsy inside the tradition – Her name is Joaquina.
An immigrant mother, hurting from a backache, calls for her son to help carry her groceries home. Along their way, they talk about the future through the past, returning to all of their disagreements, disillusionments, rancor and resentments.
In a moment of necessity, Rita turns to a childhood friend and old partner in crime, Eddie, the only person whom she trusts and who will help her commit an illegal act that is going to help them both in the lives they lead.
In the late 80s, in Portugal, Manuel (18 years) and Alfredo (21 years) have been broadcasters for three years at a little pirate radio on the village they live, in the attic of Manuel’s house – the Pluto Radio. After being told by Alfredo that he was interning at an official radio Manuel, not admitting to Alfredo what he really felt about the news he struggles with the dilemma of continuing alone or not at all with the pirate radio they both had started and grew together.
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.
An anxious boy, waiting for a friend to play chess with, finds a girl who listens to him and tries to calm him down.
A documentary about the world of portuguese cinema, with interviews with some critics and directors.
