João Matos Movies
- 2019
Reynard
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Cunning and slender, harassed and on the run, Reynard is a metaphor of a never ending obsession with each breath, each gesture, each thought. Marta...
- 2019
Outside the Oranges Are Blooming
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Somewhere in the mountains, a man lives alone in a disappearing village. Wandering through the misty nature, interpreting among the walls of his dark...
- 2021
Amor Fati
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Amor Fati seeks out parts that complete each other. These are portraits of couples, friends, families and pets and their owners. They share the...
- 2019
Suzanne Daveau
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This documentary portrait covers all the themes of Daveau’s rich life: from her field research and private life to feminism and the influence...
- 2022
Will-o’-the-Wisp
Will-o’-the-Wisp6.32022HD
On his deathbed, his royal highness Alfredo, King without a crown, is taken back to distant youth memories and the time he dreamt of becoming a...
- 2023
Wolf and Dog
Wolf and Dog5.4382023HD
Ana was born in São Miguel, an island in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean ruled by religion and traditions. Growing up as the middle child of...
- 2016
Ama-San
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A dive, the midday sunlight filtering down through the water. The air in her lungs has to last until she can dislodge the abalone. Dives like these...
- 2024
Clandestina
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In order to reflect upon current practices of political dissent, we delve into the past and follow the experiences of a young artist. Invited to go...
- 2016
In the Darkness of the Theater I Take Off My Shoes
In the Darkness of the Theater I Take Off My Shoes6.72016HD
The National Ballet of Portugal is celebrating its 40th anniversary. Since its foundation, it has aimed to present the great classics, as well as to...
- 2023
Dry Ground Burning
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Just released from prison, Léa returns home to the Brasilia favela of Sol Nascente and joins up with her half-sister Chitara, the fearless...
- 2014
Trading Cities
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This film tries to make a silent record of the arrival of an economy of scale, its flows, and its effects upon the transformation of an...
- 2014
Industrial Revolution
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The Ave Valley is, for more than a century, a territory seized by an imposing industry. Amongst ruins and operating factories, we descend the river...
- 2024
When the Land Runs Away
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Europe’s largest lithium mine is about to start operating in Trás-os-Montes, much to the dismay of the local inhabitants. Frederico Lopo...
- 2017
High Cities of Bone
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Karlon, born in Pedreira dos Húngaros (a slum in the outskirts of Lisbon) and a pioneer of Cape Verdean creole rap, runs away from the housing...
- 2017
Where I Grow Old
Where I Grow Old5.52017HD
Two young Portuguese women try to put down roots in Brazil. Teresa is newly arrived; Francisca has been there a while. This sure-footed, loving...
- 2025
Those Who Move
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A Lisbon night is traversed by the intensity of René, a precarious young Brazilian who has anchored in town, immersed in personal and...
- 2022
Where Is This Street? or With No Before or After
Where Is This Street? or With No Before or After7.52022HD
From our window one can see a set of the film The Green Years, directed by Paulo Rocha in 1963. This was our starting point: guided by Rocha's gaze,...
- 2017
The Nothing Factory
The Nothing Factory6.22017HD
One night, a group of workers realises that the administration is stealing machines and raw materials from their own factory. As they organize to...
- 2018
Milla
Milla4.62018HD
A young woman struggles to overcome lost love, unplanned motherhood and ghostly apparitions.
- 2023
Tommy Guns
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In 1974, after years of civil war, the Portuguese and their descendants fled the colony of Angola where groups working for independence gradually...