The Luminous Life
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It’s springtime in Lisbon and Nicolau turns 24, but he’s not celebrating. Living in his parents’ house, hostage to a dream of being a musician that never comes true and plagued by the ideal image of an ex-girlfriend who left him a year ago and never came back, Nicolau feels incapable of moving forward and inventing a life of his own. He takes odd jobs until the day he discovers that his mother is just as dissatisfied with life as he is. Nicolau is shaken, but he doesn’t stumble.
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Cast
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Francisco Melo
Nicolau
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Maria do Mar
Entrecampos
Cécile Matignon
Chloé
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Margarida Dias
Inês
Federica Balbi
Anna
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Gemma Tria
Emma
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Ângela Ramos
Matilde
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Magellan
The Romantic Nebula
Francisca Alarcão
Mariana
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Entrecampos
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Andreia Alves
Andreia
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João Rosas Director · Paulo Menezes Cinematographer Luís Miguel Correia Editor
United States release October 7, 2025 · Produced in Portugal, France · Languages French, Portuguese
Production
Midas Filmes
Production
Les Films de l'Après-Midi
Production
Portugal · France
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Languages
Original title
A Vida Luminosa
Original language
Portuguese
Spoken on screen
French · Portuguese
Release dates
Portugal · May 7, 2025
Premiere · Indie Lisboa - Cinema São Jorge
United States · October 7, 2025
Premiere · Mill Valley Film Festival
Czechia
July 5, 2025 · Premiere · Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
Germany
September 26, 2025 · Premiere · Filmfest Hamburg
Romania
July 31, 2026 · Digital · HBO Max
July 31, 2026 · TV · Cinemax 2
Russia
March 13, 2026 · Premiere · Spirit Of Fire International Festival Of Cinematographic Debuts
Ukraine
October 28, 2025 · Premiere · Molodist Kyiv International Film Festival
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