João Pedro Rodrigues Movies

A documentary about the world of portuguese cinema, with interviews with some critics and directors.

Mário, eight years old, a kid who begs in the tourist paradise of Madeira island. One day in his life, from morning to evening.

After spending his childhood in Macau, Afonso returns to Lisbon during the Carnation Revolution of April 25, 1974. Amidst the country’s...

João Pedro Rodrigues' gradutation short film.

Night falls slowly… The inhabitants of the village have found the body of Rainer's youngest son, drowned in a river. In front of the family...

China walks towards the Lisbon district of Martim Moniz. In its wake, the children shout: China! China! China will leave at dawn, will fly away. Just...

Chico wakes up on his 30th birthday to the sound of his girlfriend singing “Happy Birthday” to him on his answering machine. When...

The film is set in Lisbon, and tells the story of a day in the life of Rita and Paulo, a Portuguese young couple of the 90's. The fast changing city...

Varziela, Vila do Conde, the biggest Chinatown in Portugal. A man wearing a hat and a missing woman. A high-heeled shoe, a blond wig and a Chinese...

From 7 to 25 April, 18 days of confinement during which a male blackbird takes care and guarantees the safety of its young, until they release the...

From the music of Lebanese composer Gabriel Yared, Portuguese filmmaker João Pedro Rodrigues crafts a story reminiscent of David Lynch's Blue...

The Red Market in Macao. The red tonalities of blood, flesh, buckets and even of the fish’s eyes, carry the audience into a strange and scary...

When filming “Esta é a Minha Casa”, the Fundos confessed to the director their desire to come to Lisbon. The Portuguese capital...