João Lagarto Movies

After a violent civil war, D. Miguel, the last Portuguese absolutist king, is defeated by the liberals, led by his brother D. Pedro. In 1834 D....

The story about the last man to be sentenced to death in Portugal.

A courtroom. A divorce. A drama told in flashback. In a courtroom story, the viewer will witness the divorce of Clemente and Emília, in which...

A writer becomes the main character in the story he intended to write

Entangled in crime since childhood, Zeca Mouro experienced probation, reform school, and jail through expediency and marginality. His life is thus...

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.

Algarve, late 90s. Following the death of her grandmother, Milene - a strong young woman full of life despite a slight mental handicap - divides her...

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

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

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

Lena disappears mysteriously during the winter of 1976. This is the last stop on a journey that begins in colonial Mozambique on new year's eve at...

Are the Portuguese afraid of the changes after the Estado Novo dictatorship?

Bruno Aleixo was invited to write a biopic about his own life. Lacking ideas, he decided to ask his closest friends for inspiration. Reunited in a...

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

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

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

An adaptation of two short stories by Passos Coelho, essentially shot in a valley that is a territory threatened by floods, the film is a...

A boy lives with his mother and younger sister. One day, his mother disappears with her lover, leaving the two children alone. António, the...

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