Laura Soveral – MRQE

Tabu

Fri, 26 Sep 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Lisbon, Portugal, 2010. Pilar, a pious woman devoted to social causes, maintains a peculiar relationship with her neighbor Aurora, a temperamental old woman obsessed with gambling who lives tormented by a mysterious past.

Nuit de chien

Fri, 29 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Werner Schroeter directed this dark and surreal tale of a man determined to save a lost lover from a grim fate at the hands of a violent mob. The city of Santa Maria is falling into chaos as an armed military faction is poised to take power in a coup d’etat. Ossorio used to call Santa Maria home, and he has returned in its darkest hour to find the woman he loves, hoping to rescue her from the violence that is lurks around the corner. As Ossorio searches for his love, he meets Victoria in a shabby hotel, who in turn introduces him to her father Barcala, who for the right price is willing to take Ossorio and another passenger away on his boat. While Ossorio is willing to pay Barcala what he wants, can he find the mysterious woman before the ship sets sail?

Terra Sonâmbula

Tue, 14 Oct 2025 04:00:00 +0000

In the midst of Mozambique’s devastating civil war, Muidinga, an orphaned refugee, wanders the countryside in search of his mother. His only companion is an elderly storyteller, and the only guide to finding his mother is a dead man’s diary. This transporting drama underscores the power of imagination in surviving, and ultimately overcoming, the catastrophe of war.

Quaresma

Wed, 27 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

David has a wife and young daughter. In a few days he will be moving abroad with his family. The death of his grandfather obliges him to return to the village of his birth and a family he hasnt seen in years. There he meets his cousin’s wife Ana, who intrigues him, and this trip, which should have ended with the funeral, turns into a long stay.

A Mulher que Acreditava Ser Presidente Dos EUA

Wed, 03 Sep 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Alexandra Lencastre plays a woman who believes she is President of the U.S.A.

Cinco Dias, Cinco Noites

Wed, 27 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Portugal, late 1940’s. André must leave the country after running away from prison. In Oporto some friends get him a guide, Lambaça, a smuggler who knows very well the Trás-os-Montes border from Portugal to Spain.

Uma Abelha na Chuva

Mon, 01 Sep 2025 04:00:00 +0000

This Portuguese drama examines the daily life minutiae and intrigues of two scions of society in the rural village where they live. One is a wealthy landowner, the other a widowed aristocrat who lives in a world of her own.