Ricardo Barbosa

The Portuguese

The story begins in a time before the Carnation Revolution. We meet two men: one is fleeing the country, and the other helps him escape. As they run, they speak about their lives and their struggles, using music to capture each moment. Through 13 songs, we journey across the country, encountering various stories and characters, ending in the ambiguity of contemporary Portugal, 50 years later, in a reflection on the achievements and ongoing challenges.

Amadeo

Amadeo: a mysteriously restless and indefatigable man as if always sensing brevity of the time he had left. An artist out of definition, whose painting questions the painting itself, indomitable, scandalous and misunderstood. For being «Infinitely» according Almada, is someone who never had the time within him. How many lives are there in Amadeo de Souza Cardoso’s brief life?

Pecado

Na Corda Bamba

Filled with noble characters and locations, “Na Corda Bamba” strives for constant surprise and addresses a universal question: How far would you be willing to go to make a dream come true?

Solteira e Boa Rapariga

Alice by Night

Even before we know ourselves, when we are little the only thing we want is to be loved. "Alice By Night" is an observational fiction. It shows us the common state we are when in love and the determination when being after someone. An analysis on the old illusion that the prince charming will come and fill the emotional weaknesses we have in life.

Our Consul in Havana

Quero-te Tanto!

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.

Sunburn

A modern villa in the dry Portuguese summer landscape. The sun scorching bright high in the sky, four well-built bodies - three male, one female - hanging out by the pool, on the porch, in the bedrooms. All seem to be waiting for something, or as it soon turns out - someone. Scene by scene we are revealed the complex interpersonal relations and the most important, the relation of all the characters with the one who is being waited for. Who is that mythical person and what will happen when he finally arrives?

Valor da Vida

Stories that make us reflect on how we live and on what is the value we give to life. It reinforces the importance of living in the present rather than in the past, an error in which Artur and Carolina fall as soon as they wake up on the same day after years of absence.

Heart & Soul

Às vezes sou pessoa, às vezes sou dinossauro