Sérgio Botelho

An adult movie director is recruited by a shady producer to finish the latter's overambitious and over budget epic. Hijinks quickly ensue as he brings his peculiar style and even more peculiar team along to the very serious production.

O agente Manuel Venâncio é transferido do Porto para uma esquadra de Lisboa, onde terá de provar que merece uma segunda oportunidade. Lá, ele conhece o seu novo parceiro: José Sobreiro, um polícia conhecido pelo seu mau hábito de se misturar com a pior ralé da capital.

Brazil leaders a sad statistic: It’s the country that kills most LGBT people in the world, a reality that worsens after the result of the 2018 elections. In this scenario ASSIM COMO O AR, SEMPRE NOS LEVANTAREMOS is born, a feature-length documentary film that focuses on giving visibility to travestis, lesbians, bisexuals and trans women, portraying their anxieties and fears; and also showing, in the routine of their lives and family relationships, resistance, the fight for their rights, for their lives.