João Braz Movies

A woman returns. Now that the night has fallen, a storm approaches.

After the passing of one of his friends, João remember's the summer he had with his friends when he was 12 years old.

A disturbing film about the Portuguese underworld of prostitution.

Images and sounds expose the duality of Portugal during the days of WW2: a peaceful, god-loving, rural country, providing an escape route for over...

1975, the year after the Carnation Revolution. Eduarda, João and Mick come from Northern Europe to work in the co-ops in the occupied farms of...

The young film student Maria do Mar is working on a documentary about the old manor houses along the Douro River. It is the final project in her...

Thirty-something Vítor still lives with his mother, Fátima, in his grandmother Júlia’s apartment. Fátima is a...

A national coach working in Lisbon during World War II also acted as a spy for the Allies, leading a risky double life

The film follows the adventures of a bride and her family on the verge of a nervous breakdown on her wedding day.

A Documentary by Jorge Paixão da Costa that honors José Duarte and his radio program "five minutes of Jazz"

A woman decides to film her visits to her grandmother. In the quiet home, the camera captures the unique relation between these two women 50 years...

A moment in the life of a grievieng mother with the identity crisis of her teenage daughter. The mother insists on wanting to understand what she...

Portugal, 1968. Salazar, the longest-serving fascist dictator, falls from his chair and suffers a stroke. Returning to his Palace to recover from...

Lúcia is an independent woman who lives alone in Lisbon. Her father commits suicide leaving her a message on phone recorder, revealing a...

Amor Fati seeks out parts that complete each other. These are portraits of couples, friends, families and pets and their owners. They share the...

Two sons dream of the return of their father who left fifteen years earlier, and all this time without any sign of life...

A choreographic poem by Maurice Ravel.

Ashore portrays the life of a singular fisherman in an ancient riverfront community near Lisbon. Divided between the quiet solitude of the river and...

A woman gets into a fight with her boyfriend, concerning her lack of humanism. Leaving him abruptly at the Santa Apolónia Station, she strikes...