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O Regresso

1989

"O Regresso" is a documentary featuring renowned Portuguese actor Ruy de Carvalho as he returns to Macau after a 10-year absence. Directed to mark the 10th anniversary of his visit, the film captures Ruy de Carvalho revisiting key locations across the city, reflecting on the cultural and social transformations that Macau underwent in the lead-up to its handover from Portuguese to Chinese administration in 1999. Blending personal memories with the evolving landscape, the documentary offers a nostalgic look at Macau's unique blend of Portuguese and Chinese heritage, seen through the eyes of one of Portugal’s most beloved actors.

0.0

Viagens - 20 Years

2014

A behind-the-scenes look at "Viagens", one of the greatest portuguese records of the 1990s, in the year of its 20th anniversary.

8.0

As Pedras e o Tempo

1961

Documentary short film on the city of Évora, Portugal. Usually regarded as the first film of the Portuguese New Wave.

8.0

TGX

2025

After the Carnation Revolution, Portugal became a democracy and opened itself to the world. One of its consequences was the spread of erotic and pornographic films. This documentary tells the story of how these films arrived at Theatro Gil Vicente, an emblematic cultural venue of Barcelos.

0.0

Il n'y aura jamais assez d'images

2026

10.0

Retirement Home

2017

A group of elders spends their weekdays in a retirement home in Sandim, in the north of Portugal, where they talk, do arts and crafts, practice yoga and pray. We follow them between October 2012 and March 2013, when an economic crisis overshadowed Portuguese society and unemployment rates reached record levels. Meanwhile, arrangements are made for the Carnival ball. Will they bring the first place home this time?

0.0

Alma Anciana

2024

Three juxtaposing stories taking place in Portugal, Austria and Cuba create an intimate and poetic portrait of the daily lives and struggles of the elderly in an unstable world, seen through the eyes of their grandchildren.

0.0

Horikita Maki: Castella

2006

Documentary about the photo session for the photobook "Castella", filmed in Portugal.

7.4

The Guns and the People

1975

Film directors with hand-held cameras went to the streets of Lisbon from April 25 to May 1, 1974, registering interviews and political events of the Portuguese "Carnation Revolution", as that period would be later known.

7.0

Madeleine McCann: Searching for the Prime Suspect

2025

In this powerful new documentary, criminologist Dr Graham Hill, a former senior Met detective who was in Portugal during the early stages of the investigation assisting local police, returns to Praia da Luz for the first time. Revisiting the scene of her disappearance, unpicking Brueckner’s criminal history in both Portugal and Germany and meeting those who knew him to build a detailed offender profile, Dr Hill examines the case against the man who remains the prime suspect- and who has consistently denied any involvement in Madeleine McCann’s disappearance.

0.0

Saramago: Documentos

1996

About the Portuguese author José Saramago, based on a long interview with the writer at his home on the island of Lanzarote, in which he analyzes his work and shares his reflection on some aspects of his personal life.

6.4

Lusitanian Illusion

2010

Images and sounds expose the duality of Portugal during the days of WW2: a peaceful, god-loving, rural country, providing an escape route for over one hundred thousand European refugees to the Americas; and a political and cultural elite that disguised their Nazi inclinations just enough to play its neutral role in international politics.

7.4

Famalicão

1941

Short documentary about the town of Famalicão, in the North of Portugal.

7.0

longseason

2023

In the year of 2022, a late teenager and their friends film moments they would prefer not to forget: their long season.

0.0

Amílcar

2025

Poet, agricultural engineer and revolutionary Amílcar Cabral was born in Guinea-Bissau to Cape Verdean parents. After studying in Portugal, he emerged as the charismatic leader of the anti-colonial struggle against Portuguese rule. With his utopian ideas, he sparked a cultural and an armed uprising that went on to inspire other African liberation movements.

6.5

Mário Eloy - A Runaway Painter

1998

Documentary about the life and work of Mário Eloy, one of the greatest painters of the second generation of modernism in Portugal.

0.0

A Portuguese Film

2011

A documentary about the world of portuguese cinema, with interviews with some critics and directors.

7.2

Where to Invade Next

2015

To understand firsthand what the United States of America can learn from other nations, Michael Moore playfully “invades” some to see what they have to offer.

7.4

Another Day of Life

2018

In 1975, Ryszard Kapuściński, a veteran Polish journalist, embarked on a seemingly suicidal road trip into the heart of the Angola's civil war. There, he witnessed once again the dirty reality of war and discovered a sense of helplessness previously unknown to him. Angola changed him forever: it was a reporter who left Poland, but it was a writer who returned…

10.0

Born to Fight

1956

A showcase of bullfighting in Portugal, explaining how the country's version of the sport differs from those in Spain and Latin America and helps define the national character. After showing the training techniques for the bulls and horses, a bullfight is presented.

Genre	Documentary
Production Companies	European Capital of Culture MARIBOR 2012, Smehomat Association
Production Ccountries	Portugal, Slovenia

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