João Rui Guerra da Mata
João Rui Guerra da Mata was born in Lourenço Marques, Mozambique. He teached Art Direction at the Lisbon Film School from 2004 to 2011. In 1997 he co-starred in the short PARABÉNS!, directed by João Pedro Rodrigues, that won the Special Jury Mention at the 54th Mostra di Venezia. As an Art Director, he worked in several features and shorts, notably the ones directed by João Pedro Rodrigues, whose films he also co-scripted. This collaboration lately evolved to co-direction, namely in the shorts CHINA, CHINA (2007) – 39th Directors’ Fortnight, Cannes; Best Short Film and Audience Award, Belfort Film Festival and ALVORADA VERMELHA (2011) – Best Portuguese Short Film, IndieLisboa Film Festival; international premiere at Locarno Film Festival. O QUE ARDE CURA (2012) is his debut solo film.
O Fantasma
as Police 2Sergio is a brooding, alienated man who works as a trash collector in Lisbon by day and roams...
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Here in Lisbon
as uncreditedWelcome to Lisbon: there are mermaids by the Tagus and birds flying over the old city; there are...
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Mahjong
as uncreditedVarziela, Vila do Conde, the biggest Chinatown in Portugal. A man wearing a hat and a missing...
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Happy Birthday!
as FranciscoChico wakes up on his 30th birthday to the sound of his girlfriend singing “Happy Birthday” to...
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Where Do You Stand Now, João Pedro Rodrigues?
as uncreditedJoão Pedro Rodrigues answers the question from the title with an autobiographical short-film.
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The Last Time I Saw Macao
as uncreditedPart memoir, part city symphony, part noir-ish B-movie adventure, the new feature from...
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A Portuguese Film
as HimselfA documentary about the world of portuguese cinema, with interviews with some critics and directors.
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