Known for Acting
Early 80’s. A group of criminal’s spreads terror across the Algarve with more than 20 bank robberies. The gang is led by a man they call "The Doctor" and a carpenter who earns the nickname of "The Cowboy". Captured and sentenced to 18 years in prison he becomes the protagonist of the bloodiest escape in Portuguese prison history.
A collection of three Portuguese short films by Ary Zara (Um Caroço de Avocado), Aurélie Oliveira Pernet (As Sacrificadas) and Pedro Cabeleira (By Flávio), which proposes different possibilities for being a woman nowadays.
Emilia is a 17 year old who just finished high school and now works at the local gas station. She has the dream of becoming a professional ballerina, but has never had the courage to leave everything and try. One day she finally gets the chance to audition for the last ballet company still standing in Portugal. She will have to decide whether she should try and risk failing miserably or carry on with her comfortable life, without purpose.
Larissa, a trans woman and Cláudio, a cis man, meet one night, in the streets of Lisbon. Two people, two realities, who dance their differences away till morning light. In challenge, in surprise, in awe and in recognition. An empowering story, free from violence and filled with light and hope for the better days yet to come.
After the murder of a local student, a small town judge faces an unexpected dilemma: now her actions can put her family at risk.
The series develops around cases of homicides that occurred during the summer, at the time of the economic and social crisis that affected Portugal.
A Portuguese soldier, who got stranded from his team during the La Lys battle, struggles by himself through dozens of German offensives so he can guarantee the safety of his companions.
Stories behind the conceptual photography project HOU8E (2014-2017) by the independent portuguese photographer Margarida Rodrigues (MAR).
Bartolomeu, a humble peasant, decides to exchange his mare Pestana for Adelia's hand in wedding. However, Bartolomeu's world is turned inside out when Pestana disappears and meets a mysterious man who claims to be able to talk to God... on the phone.
Filha da Lei, a criminal series on a Chief Inspector, Isabel Garcia, and the investigation of the most important police case in Portugal in the last 20 years. Garcia is faced with the greatest challenge of her career when she is assigned to lead the Investigation of the violent serial murders that devastate the city. Samuel Lopes, Trainee Inspector with a degree in Criminal Psychology, joins the Garcia Brigade where he will have to earn his place and the respect of the most experienced inspectors. The interaction with the Trainee Inspector helps Garcia to better understand his daughter Sara, a 16-year-old teenager who was married to the implacable journalist Jaime.
Manuel Teixeira Gomes the Portuguese President who left everything behind with only one premise: become who he really wanted to be
