The Portuguese
7.3
In a time preceding the Carnation Revolution, we meet two men: one young, one old. One is fleeing the country, and the other helps him escape through Trás-os-Montes. While they make “the leap,” they speak about their lives and their troubles… This is an ode to those who fought for Freedom, and to these fifty springs that have passed. Throughout 13 performed songs, we travel across the country, hand in hand with several Portuguese people who tells us their stories through music, until we get back to this young man who runs away and returns to Lisbon, shortly after the Revolution, to reunite with his loved ones and live in freedom.
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Cast
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Diogo Branco
António
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Filipe Amorim
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Rita Durão
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Tomás Alves
Pedro
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Daniel
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Raquel Rocha Vieira
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Vítor Norte
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Maria Leite
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Diamantino
Vicente Alves do Ó Director · Hugo Azevedo Cinematographer Hugo Santiago Editor
Worldwide gross $10K · First release June 5, 2025 · Produced in Portugal
Box office
Worldwide gross
$10,386
Production
Ukbar Filmes
Production
Portugal
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Portugueses
Original language
Portuguese
Spoken on screen
Portuguese
Release dates
Portugal · June 5, 2025
Premiere
No release date listed for United States.
Canada
November 15, 2026 · Premiere · European Union Film Festival
Portugal
June 12, 2025 · Premiere · Guadalajara International Film Festival
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