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SELECTED FILMS

These are the 115 selected films included in Lusophone Film Fest sessions worldwide.

(shown here in alphabetical order)

Portuguese From Soho

59

Portuguese From Soho

min

Portugueses do Soho

Also titled "A story that changed its geography", this film tells the story of the Portuguese emigrants that arrived in SoHo after World War II. Through their stories we discover the history of this neighborhood and of New York itself.

Ana Ventura Miranda

Portugal

2016

Rafa

25

Rafa

min

Rafa

The story of a 13-year-old boy in a Lisbon suburb on a small odyssey in search of his mother who one day did not return home. A boy’s first contact with the complexities and absurdities of a bureaucratic and incomprehensible grown-up world. Winner of Berlin's Golden Bear for Best Short.

João Salaviza

Portugal

2012

Rhapsody for the Black Men

24

Rhapsody for the Black Men

min

Rapsódia para o Homem Negro

Ode is a black man. His brother Luiz was beaten to death during a conflict in an occupation of Belo Horizonte. The film uses allegories and symbolism to contextualize political, racial, ancestry and urbanization relations in the most recent Brazilian political scenario.

Gabriel Martins

Brazil

2015

Rending

92

Rending

min

Rasganço

The University of Coimbra in Portugal was founded in the 13th century and is one of the oldest in the World. Edgar arrives from the countryside and soon realises that centuries of traditions are hard to break through. He decides to find his way into the university through its women.

Raquel Freire

Portugal

2001

Relic

16

Relic

min

Requília

Every day, a seven year old boy takes the bus to school with his nanny. One morning he bumps into an old man wearing ragged clothes that spends his days reading books. The story of an unexpected friendship between a little boy and an old bum, cutting across generations and social classes.

Renata Diniz

Brazil

2013

Rosinha e Outros Bichos do Mato

108

Rosinha e Outros Bichos do Mato

min

Rosinha and Other Wild Animals

Explores the Portuguese Colonial Exhibition held in Porto in 1934. A pair of researchers piece together a picture of an event officially presented as a showcase of the southern European country's foreign achievements.

Marta Pessoa

Portugal

2023

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