Lisbon, 1938. Mr. Pereira is the editor of the culture section of an evening paper. Although fascism is on the rise in Europe, like in nearby civil war Spain or even inside Portugal itself in the form of Salazar's regime, Pereira only concerns himself with writing bios and translating French novels. Things change after he hires a young writer as his assistant, getting to know also his girlfriend – both opponents to the regime – and reluctantly helps them when they begin to get in trouble for subversive activities. Eventually, he's forced to take a stand...
Innkeeper
It is 1654, in the South of France. When horsemen follow a runaway slave into the convent where he's taken sanctuary and kill both the fugitive and the Mother Superior, they little realise that one of the novices is the spirited daughter of retired musketeer D'Artagnan.
Padre Marcos
At the end of the nineteenth century, an army force led by Major Mouzinho de Albuquerque, a cavalry officer, imprisoned in Mozambique the great regulative Governor Gungunhana, who had rebelled against Portuguese government and sovereignty
A teen girl is wrongfully suspected for a crime. A former cop helps her to proof her innocence. There's only one problem : her behavior brings the two of them more than once in trouble.
Spirit of the Theatre
A young actress becomes politically aware within the Paris Commune of 1871.
Alberto Costa
The tumultuous lives of a woman and her three daughters who used to live in Paris, and are now living in Bairro Alto.
Contrôleur (as Carlos Cesar)
Oscilando entre o prazer e o desespero, Elric mergulha numa paixão patológica pelo cassino. Ele poderia ter começado uma nova vida ao conhecer Suzy, mas a jovem também é arrastada para o vício nos jogos. Assim, o casal começa a se envolver no temível mundo dos trapaceiros profissionais.
In the 1950s, a handful of prisoners attempt a daring escape from Peniche, a castle on the north coast of Portugal for the political dissidents of the regime.
