FIRST PERSON PLURAL (Tiger Competition)
A film feature by Sandro AGUILAR
With Albano Jerónimo, Isabel Abreu, Eduardo Aguilar, Carla Maciel, Cláudio da Silva, Cláudia Efe
Portugal, Italy – 119 minutes
International Sales: Portugal Film
Production: O Som E A Furia (Portugal)
Co-production with: La Sarraz Pictures (Italy)
Synopsis:
Mateus Lagoa and his wife Irene will celebrate their 20th wedding anniversary at a luxurious resort on a tropical island, leaving their teenage son dangerously adrift. Before departure to paradise, during an unexpected night spent apart, the side effects of the vaccines strike them—fevers, fainting spells, shivers, hallucinations of all sorts. A melancholic mood creeps in, and their world seems fractured, capable of unsuspected and dangerous promises.
Screenings:
- 31 Jan 2025, 14:00 KINO 3 (Press & Industry)
- 3 Feb 2025, 17:30 Pathé 2 (Public)
- 5 Feb 2025, 14:15 Pathé 2 (Public)
- 6 Feb 2025, 11:45 KINO 3 (Public)
OUR FATHER – THE LAST DAYS OF A DICTATOR (Big Screen Competition)
A film feature by José Filipe COSTA
With Jorge Mota, Catarina Avelar, Vera Barreto, Carolina Amaral, Cleia Almeida
Portugal – 112 minutes
International Sales: Portugal Film
Production: Filipa Reis / Uma Pedra no Sapato
Synopsis:
In José Filipe Costa’s potent, occasionally satirical character study, António de Oliveira Salazar’s political life has reached its end, after four decades as the head of Portugal’s military regime. It’s a fact known and acknowledged by everyone, except the dictator himself…
Screenings:
- 1 Feb 2025, 14:15 Cinerama 4 (Press & Industry)
- 4 Feb 2025, 21:30 Pathé 5 (Public)
- 6 Feb 2025, 15:15 Pathé 3 (Public)
- 8 Feb 2025, 10:00 LantarenVenster 3 (Public)
