João Lagarto Movies

The hypochondriac Sebastião and his not so normal family must save the country from the prime minister's plan of selling the country to China,...

At gunpoint, a plastic surgeon must operate on a criminal to escape the police. But when the criminal returns for treatment, the doctor plans to take...

In the near future, along the Portuguese coast, a network of ocean and solar power transformers will be installed. With the ecological balance...

Vera, a single mother with two small children, is forced to have two jobs to survive after her children's father has disappeared. She works as a...

The film is inspired by the Mário de Sá-Carneiro short story, where the narration is made by Professor Antena's assistant who walks by...

Dois Dragões follows a small dog on an adventure in a Chinese restaurant, where its owner (Ana Zanatti) goes to have dinner with her daughter...

The elder matriarch of a dysfunctional family is mistankenly declared dead.

Colonial war in Africa. During a patrol, in the woods, a Portuguese soldier steps on a mine, that will explode when he raises his foot...

A message of praise to the President concludes a Party assembly, sparking apotheotic applause. In the middle of the crowd inquisitive eyes of the...

"The Butterfly in the Cage" is a novel by Luís Filipe Costa adapted to film by the author, it follows the daily lives of several people...

Neglected by his parents, a portly teenager finds refuge with a gang of young thugs in Lisbon.

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

About the Portuguese author José Saramago, based on a long interview with the writer at his home on the island of Lanzarote, in which he...

S.Ó.S.”, by Bruno Soares, “Céu Aberto ou Espaço Limitado”, by José António Loureiro, and...

To celebrate the end of another college year, three friends decide to have an adventurous night of summer. But things don't go according to plan.

Four people meet during a train trip up the Douro Valley.