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- Guilherme and Sofia, brother and sister, grow up sharing experiences and slowly discovering their sexuality. The thing that Sofia doesn't know is how far Guilherme will go to keep her inside his own perverse, dark and perfect circle.
- A view of rising dependence to credits in the shadow of a overgrowing economical crisis in a consumers society.
- A group of workers has been keeping a protest vigil for months outside the company that laid them off. They spend their days in the tent they have set up at the entrance to the company. They are waiting for a court decision to uphold their protest. While they wait, they look for ways to kill time.
- America a tragic story told in a burlesque and ironic way, within a love triangle. Liza, a beautiful young Russian woman, is married to Victor, a small-time crook who lives on scheming and swindling, born and bred in Portugal. Fernanda, the ex wife, who ten year's passed decides to drop by, is the gang leader, an Andalusian Spaniard. Victor has to decide which women to follow, Liza cannot really leave him, Fernanda doesn't really want to stay. The six year old kid hangs everybody by a string. Eastern European newcomers give new business perspectives that are going to rock their small world by the beach: Cova do Vapor. A chaotic neighborhood of precarious housing located at Lisbon's gates, where the Tagus River meets the Atlantic, where fishermen and retired factory workers coexist. An obscure little place, where everything suddenly changes, even the weather. After a violent storm, the gangster's house gets a rusted fishing boat hanging on top of their home. In the midst of the tragedy, there's always room for love, and most of all, hope for a piece paper called passport, sometimes fake!
- A history series about the first Portuguese republic between the end of the period of constitutional monarchy marked by the 5 October 1910 revolution and the 28 May coup d'état of 1926.
- Maria, is a teenager who refuses her physical world and takes on the avatar of 'Mya'. Maria to her parents, Mya to the rest of the world. Mya's Universe, is a reflection on the relationship of our body to the concept of identity, on the conflict of generations, the notion of time and the need for god, on the discovery of love, the loss of memory and inner rebellion.
- A young writer recounts an earlier romance in hopes of attracting his new love interest.
- On a day like any other, a woman leaves work and heads to a party in the outskirts of Lisbon. On her way there she sees a man ready to jump off a bridge. She stops the car and approaches the man, trying to save him.
- Jace, left mute after his adoptive family is murdered, grows up in Athens' underbelly. Years later, he finds solace with a carnival troupe, until the underworld threatens to reclaim him.
- What does Barack Obama have in common with Lula, Chavez or Evo Morales? Change, renewal. And it was with this spirit that a group of young people landed in Cuba 50 years ago and overthrew a fascist government headed by Fulgencio Batista. In 2009, Cuba celebrates 50 years of its revolution and Fidel is no longer in charge of the island. At a time when the world is trying to project what the future of this country (and its own) will be, the documentary Letter to the Future reveals 5 years of recordings, made through the eyes of Renato Martins and Lula Carvalho, in search of the deepest roots of the Island, of everything that, beyond the political reading, defines Cuba as a nation and gives identity to its people. Different from the traditional historical reading of the Cuban revolution, Letter to the Future follows the life of a typical Cuban family, crossing 4 generations. PIPO, the revolutionary great-grandfather, who dies during these years - at the same time that Fidel leaves power -, is the father of MIRIAN, who sees his revolutionary feelings put to the test by the reality of his family's life on the island, as well as the escape of his son JULIO to Miami, via Mexico. JULIO is determined to exile himself in Miami and not return to Cuba. YULME, MIRIAN's daughter, is part of a generation that seeks a new dialogue with its own country, trying to create the ideal place for her children Diego and Cristina to live. Diego, 10 years old, surprises with his knowledge of the island's history and his revolutionary feeling, very similar to his great-grandfather. He is the one who begins to write the Letter to the Future.
- From the tiny sewing studio in Tires Prison (Portugal) Vicky, Yau and Iracy hand-sew designer La.Ga handbags. Mothers separated from their children and families, imprisoned in a foreign country that they only get to know behind thick bars. In a mix of languages, we understand that time spent in this "factory" simply flies but in the cells the daily struggle goes on. Just like La.Ga, women also come out of prisons with a stamp. Can designer objects, sold from New York to Tokyo, contribute towards changing the lives of the women who produce them behind bars? In Venezuela we meet Yanetzi, an ex-inmate from Tires, now working 9 to 5 in an office. At night that she creates the bags that her son will sell in the streets of Caracas the following day. Design Behind Bars is an intimate portrait of the women's feelings towards life inside and outside the confines and how working with design changed them.
- A six-year-old girl once more silently witnesses a family break up. Her father comes back with an invitation for a day out.
- 1975, Mozambique's rebirth as an independent nation. The young revolution sweeps the streets of Maputo clean of prostitutes and bad habits. The prostitutes are sent to re-education camps deep in the countryside, where they will become "new women" - loyal comrades of the new nation. As the "clean-up" takes place, Margarida, a 16-year-old girl from the countryside, is mistakenly taken. Drawing on the stories of real women, Virgin Margarida is a dramatic exploration of a little known chapter in Mozambique's history. A chapter that made no allowance for individuality and enshrined male domination as an ideology.
- Shaken by a divorce in the 1920s, Portuguese poetess Florbela Espanca uses her writing to deal with her tumultuous relationship with men, eroticism and love.
- Florbela Espanca is one of the most important figures of 20th-century Portuguese poetry. Her story can be told with or without scandal, or fascination for scandal, but it will always be the story of a woman in love and who fell in love. This series is the intimate portrait of Florbela: a life full of suffering, but a poetry that was eternalised by its charm never far from sensuality.
- António, Zé Maria, and João live in the house they are building. For two years, they reinitiate the process once or twice according to their work in the house. The changes in the bedrooms force constant changes in the living organization. The rooms change. Their habitants change as well. Time passes. The house comes to life.
- An intimate look at the lives of modern circus performers in and out of Cirque Du Soleil. The film follows the stories of several different performers and gives viewers an unprecedented look into their lives and art. A testament to the human spirit and the power of following your dreams it is also and homage to the grace and power of artists who use their bodies as their instruments. Filmed on location in 11 countries and in three languages by a Cirque Du Soleil "insider" this film transcends a "behind the scenes" look and creates a powerful and moving work of art.
- After thirteen years in Spain, Hassan is jobless and decides to go back home to Morocco. He invests all his savings in a second hand tractor to earn a living in his country and takes on to the road. At the end of the road awaits his family and a new life in his village. A real journey played by a real man who travels, town to town, meeting with unforgettable characters and overcoming obstacles making this journey a real odyssey.
- 13 European directors explore the theme of Sarajevo and what this city represents in European history over the past hundred years, and what Sarajevo incarnates today in Europe. From different generations and origins, these eminent filmmakers offer many singular styles and visions. François Schuiten, famous Belgian comic book artist (Cities of the Fantastic) imagined animated cartoon links in between these films, a metaphoric transposition in his graphically luxuriant world of the emblematic bridges of the city of Sarajevo.
- A teenage girl's dream of becoming famous turns into a dangerous obsession.
- Midfield is the story of an inner strength that overcomes the obvious and places us in front of our own weaknesses. The ordinary day of a stevedore. And a Sunday of an extraordinary man.
- Gesuino, 88 years old, former shepherd. Never married or had a family. The outside world has stayed away. But far from everything, Gesuino still keeps one last passion.
- How to reinvent democracy by the eyes of two Portuguese activists.
- This documentary series brings forth 13 Portuguese who stood out in their time and, through their actions and/or their work, earned a place in the gallery of notable figures. Above all, they are personalities with unexpected careers, full of curiosities and factoids that will excite us. Personalities who, by various twists of fate, have slipped into the obscure zone of the historical media. They were remarkable. They have done work. Many left followers and influenced subsequent generations. But today, they are barely remembered in anniversaries, commemorations, school textbooks, newspapers - in short, in our collective media agenda.
- Ana Luísa's family meet at home to celebrate her father's birthday. As the guests sit around the table, they share memories with a common denominator: the late Josefa, Ana Luisa's mother. When listening to the stories, Ana Luísa realizes the impact that the deceased mother had on her life choices and imagines what would have happened had she followed other paths, taken other options and said what remained to be said. At the same time, an astrophysical event of unknown origin causes the change of space-time, allowing some people, all over the world, to access parallel universes. Ana Luisa is one of them, and will thus have the opportunity to change the past. But for this you will have to give up all of your present.
- A very dangerous train journey through war torn Mozambique. Civilian passengers are both protected and harassed by a troop of ill-disciplined soldiers on board to fight off a rebel army in the bush. All must work together to repair sabotaged track and reach safety.
- In a small Portuguese village, a tragedy occurred. An old lady is found dead in her garden, surrounded by snakes, while her 40 year-old daughter, Lurdes, fled without telling anyone. The gossips in town about the mysterious destiny of this house are spreading fast...
- It's the summer of '75 in Sines, Portugal. Al Berto, the writer, embodies an entire moving generation. He and his friends exude youth, eccentricity and hope for the future - but right after the fall of Portugal's dictatorship system, the country is not yet ready for his love story.
- Brazil 1821. A rich cattle herder finds out that his wife dies in labor. Forced to live in the property with numerous African slaves, he marries his wife's niece. But he returns to droving, leaving his wife behind alone with the slaves.
- A partly fictional, partly historical account of the life of Brazil's national hero Joaquim José da Silva Xavier, alias Tiradentes.
- Toby, a disillusioned film director, is pulled into a world of time-jumping fantasy when a Spanish cobbler believes himself to be Sancho Panza. He gradually becomes unable to tell dreams from reality.
- A Portuguese soldier who got stranded from his team during the La Lys battle struggles alone through dozens of German offensives so he can guarantee his companions' safety.
- Four friends. One swimming pool. One house. One phone call. One question - What if the love of our life came back 10 years after everything was over?
- At the Battle of La Lys the 2nd Division of the Portuguese Expeditionary Corps was completely ruined, sacrificing many lives, among the dead, wounded, missing, and captured as prisoners of war. Many Portuguese troops departed to France. In the midst of chaos, several men were distinguished, mostly anonymous. However, one name remained for history, distorted, but everlasting: Soldier Millions (from his real name, Aníbal Augusto Milhais). He saw himself alone in his trench, armed only with his weapon, a machine gun Lewis, known among the Lusos as Luisa. With all his might, he faced the German columns that crossed his path alone, which in the end allowed several Portuguese and British soldiers to retreat to the defensive positions of the rear. Wandering through the trenches and fields, now no one is now occupied by the Germans, Soldier Millions continued to make sporadic fire, for which he used bullet caskets that he found on the way. Four days after the battle began, a Scottish doctor, saved him from drowning in a swamp. It was this doctor, forever grateful, who gave account to the army allied with the exploits of the Transmontano soldier. Returned to a Portuguese camp, the commander Ferreira do Amaral greeted him, saying what would remain for the History of Portugal, "You are Milhais, but Millions!"
- Atanásio Nhussi, a compelling storyteller and legendary Mapiko dancer, takes us on a visually dramatic journey through Mozambique's past and present.
- A vibrant glimpse at the history of early European cinema through the story of a man who dedicated his life to the world of film.
- A woman returns. Now that the night has fallen, a storm is approaching.
- The doctor of the King of Portugal was so good in his hospital practice, that after his death both King and country peasants worshiped him - to this day, 120 years later. Many worship him as a saint, despite he died as he lived, as an atheist. Some sell merchandise with his image and alleged curative powers, while he was known to shun healers from the hospital.
- Lisbon. In a river side school, a young boy is challenged by his teacher to write an essay about his summer vacations. What should be a pure, fun-filled story, turns into an honest, cringing confession on a family falling apart at the seams. A daily life of anguish, fear and lies. Through the voice of this kid, "A Bridge in California" tells us a story of hope and suffering, of broken dreams and the fantasies we create to help us face reality.
- In a tyrannical and oppressive Spain of misery and poorness, a child starts a runaway looking for freedom.
- A romance comedy about a nonconformist couple of young parents who, looking for a solution to their fragile financial situation, is involved in an innocent and crazy scheme.
- Carla (Lúcia Moniz) is a 40 year old Portuguese girl. Single and ready to mingle, she studied modern literature, got a job at a book publisher - which lasted a short time - and ended up dedicating herself to translation. Lives in a small apartment - in Campo de Ourique, heritage of her grandmother - has two cats (Pablo and Mimi) and never got married. She has never been a lucky girl in love, nor even in the game. In fact, Carla has never been very lucky with anything in her life. Shy by nature, she rarely goes out, rarely has a dinner out, rarely travels and rarely believes that any miracle can happen to her life. Until her fortieth birthday when her mother (Helena Isabel), offers her a voucher to spend in a fortuneteller.
- George is agoraphobic and can't go beyond 522 steps from home. One day, her cat forces her to embark on a trip from Spain to native Portugal. Along the way, George's whole world starts to widen.
- "Debaixo do Céu" is a documentary about the Jewish refugees who came to Portugal during the Second World War.
- The dark mysteries are trachyte domes of irregular black rock with sharp ends that originated in the eruptions that occurred in these Islands. The film stages a journey to the centre of the Earth, both in a figurative sense and literally.
- On June 26, 1941, the German army invaded Russia. Maria João photographs Lisbon full of refugees arriving in Portugal. When her father-in-law Nicolau suffers an accident, he asks Maria João to help him manage the company.