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Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

1957-08-22

Place of Birth

Portugal

Filomena Gigante

Known for

Casa-Abrigo

Casa-Abrigo

Dulcineia

Dulcineia

Follows Hugo as he takes a gap year and returns to Porto to regain balance with his family, but he attends a concert by Luís Stockman, who plays a theme that Hugo has been writing in his head for years.

Vindima

Vindima

Fiction feature film about the Douro, its people, stories and suffering. The relations between the lords of the land and those who work it.

The Rye Horn

The Rye Horn

Maria is a shellfisherwoman and midwife in a small village in the Illa de Arousa in 1970s Galicia. After an unexpected event, she is forced to flee to Portugal.

2' Minutos para Mudar de Vida

2' Minutos para Mudar de Vida

Chico

Chico

Sefarad

Sefarad

In 1496, King D. Manuel prohibited Judaism. 400 years later, Barros Basto, a Portuguese army captain converted to Judaism, and about twenty Jewish merchants founded the Jewish Community of Oporto, in the north of Portugal.

The Last Bath

The Last Bath

A nun is called upon to adopt her 15-year-old nephew, and as a consequence religious, familial and sensual love become entangled.

InstaVerse

InstaVerse

Maria discovers a portal into the posts of her favorite influencer.

Espinho

Espinho

Téo, a lunar teenager, meets the new parish priest of his rural village, who has just arrived from Mozambique. As the two grow closer, they develop a spiritual bond steeped in attraction.

Terra Vil

Terra Vil

In a community recently shaken by a local tragedy, 12-year-old João and his alcoholic father make a living from fishing. However, the effects of climate change on the business, the ghosts of their past and the father's increasingly erratic behavior could lead to their separation. It is in the next-door neighbors that João meets an unlikely family that could be his only hope for a different future.

Broken Windows

Broken Windows

Life through a glass, life through a lens, life through a camera. Fade to black. General view of the access to a factory with a big wheel.

18 Holes to Paradise

18 Holes to Paradise

A family with a long history (and many members) gathers around a table in a mansion in southern Portugal. The region has transformed from a depressed area into a thriving tourist destination. Kisses, hugs, and greetings quickly turn into complaints and reproaches surrounding the big issue: What should be done with Daddy’s house? It is a tempting piece of cake, laden with rich family memories. But progress cannot be stopped.

The Emancipation of Mimi

The Emancipation of Mimi

Miguel is 9 years old and obsessed with singer Mariah Carey. He goes to a Catholic school and one day his class is challenged by the nuns to sell calendars of the Virgin Mary. When he finds out that he won't be able to keep the profits from the calendar sales like he thought, he decides to take action. Like some kind of miracle, his favorite singer is going to perform in his hometown.

Until Porn Do Us Part

Until Porn Do Us Part

Eulália, a conservative Portuguese mother, found out that her son who emigrated to Germany has become Fostter Riviera, the internationally awarded first Portuguese gay porn actor. She suffers with the distance, sometimes toned down through the computer that has become her main source of information and communication with her son. This documentary focuses on the long journey of this mother towards acceptance and endeavour to get closer to her son.