Luís Filipe Costa

António Duarte

Manuel Guimarães

António Duarte, Luís Filipe Costa

Documentary about the sculptor António Duarte

A Noite do Golpe de Estado

Ginette Lavigne

Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho, Manuel Mozos

The operational commander of the "Captains Movement", describes and recreates a quarter of century later the crucial 24 hours of April 25, 1974, that would topple the Portuguese government and start a democratic regime in Portugal - since another military coup, May 28, 1926, installed a one-party dictatorship there. The scenes in the claustrophobic operation room are recreated, with him alone and a few voices.

Era Uma Vez Um Alferes

Luís Filipe Costa

José Wallenstein, António Fonseca

Colonial war in Africa. During a patrol, in the woods, a Portuguese soldier steps on a mine, that will explode when he raises his foot...

A Sombra dos Abutres

Leonel Vieira

Vítor Norte, Diogo Infante

Two simple, unassuming, apolitical men have their lives changed forever when they find themselves hunted by agents of the ruling dictatorship.

Frequent Traveller

Patrícia Bateira

Luís Filipe Costa, Pedro Carmo

Have you ever had a crush on the man frisking you at the airport? What would you do to get strip searched in that back room without being sent to jail? Frequent Traveler brilliantly and silently explores the answer to this question.

Fuga

Luís Filipe Costa

Diogo Infante, Rogério Jacques

Set during the Estado Novo dictatorship, in the night of April 24, Pedro hears that the political police, PIDE, assaulted his house. Fearing of what his fate may be, Pedro runs, looking for a place to hide.

Jaz Morto e Arrefece

Luís Filipe Costa

João Lagarto, Custódia Gallego

Are the Portuguese afraid of the changes after the Estado Novo dictatorship?

A Borboleta na Gaiola

Luís Filipe Costa

Helena Isabel, João Lagarto

"The Butterfly in the Cage" is a novel by Luís Filipe Costa adapted to film by the author, it follows the daily lives of several people connected to newspapers, television, film and theater in Lisbon, in the days leading up to the revolution of 25 April 1974.

Uma Rapariga no Verão

Vítor Gonçalves

Isabel Galhardo, Diogo Dória

It is the end of summer and Isabel is a relationship with Diogo. She don't quite know what she wants from her life going forward as her father gets sick.

O Ritmo na Vida

Manuel Guimarães

Luís Filipe Costa