João Rui Guerra da Mata Movies

  • 2000
    O Fantasma

    O Fantasma

    O Fantasma

    6.22000HD

    Sergio is a brooding, alienated man who works as a trash collector in Lisbon by day and roams the city streets by night seeking rough, anonymous sex...

    O Fantasma
  • 2016
    The Ornithologist

    The Ornithologist

    The Ornithologist

    6.12016HD

    Stranded along a sublime river fjord in northern Portugal, an ornithologist is subjected to a series of brutal and erotic Stations-of-the-Cross-style...

    The Ornithologist
  • 2005
    Two Drifters

    Two Drifters

    Two Drifters

    6.22005HD

    After breaking up with her boyfriend, a woman named Odete descends into madness and claims to be pregnant with the child of her neighbour Pedro, who...

    Two Drifters
  • 2022
    Will-o’-the-Wisp

    Will-o’-the-Wisp

    Will-o’-the-Wisp

    6.32022HD

    On his deathbed, his royal highness Alfredo, King without a crown, is taken back to distant youth memories and the time he dreamt of becoming a...

    Will-o’-the-Wisp
  • 2012
    Morning of Saint Anthony's Day

    Morning of Saint Anthony's Day

    Morning of Saint Anthony's Day

    5.32012HD

    Tradition says that on 13 June, Saint Anthony’s Day (the national holiday of Lisbon’s patron), lovers must offer small vases of basil...

    Morning of Saint Anthony's Day
  • 2016
    Where Do You Stand Now, João Pedro Rodrigues?

    Where Do You Stand Now, João Pedro Rodrigues?

    Where Do You Stand Now, João Pedro Rodrigues?

    2.52016HD

    João Pedro Rodrigues answers the question from the title with an autobiographical short-film.

    Where Do You Stand Now, João Pedro Rodrigues?
  • 2015
    Here in Lisbon

    Here in Lisbon

    Here in Lisbon

    52015HD

    Welcome to Lisbon: there are mermaids by the Tagus and birds flying over the old city; there are mad scientists and singing fish; lost tourist guides...

    Here in Lisbon
  • 2011
    Red Dawn

    Red Dawn

    Red Dawn

    5.22011HD

    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...

    Red Dawn
  • 2015
    IEC Long

    IEC Long

    IEC Long

    5.22015HD

    The word panchão was first heard in Macao. From the Chinese pan-tcheong or pau-tcheong, dictionaries define it as a Macanese regionalism also...

    IEC Long
  • 2009
    To Die Like a Man

    To Die Like a Man

    To Die Like a Man

    5.82009HD

    A transgender woman attempts to rehabilitate her younger, drug-addicted boyfriend while also dealing with her ne’er-do-well son, a solider...

    To Die Like a Man
  • 2012
    The Last Time I Saw Macao

    The Last Time I Saw Macao

    The Last Time I Saw Macao

    6.42012HD

    Part memoir, part city symphony, part noir-ish B-movie adventure, the new feature from critically acclaimed film-making duo João Pedro...

    The Last Time I Saw Macao
  • 1997
    Happy Birthday!

    Happy Birthday!

    Happy Birthday!

    4.51997HD

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

    Happy Birthday!
  • 2012
    The King's Body

    The King's Body

    The King's Body

    4.72012HD

    How would it look like, the body of Dom Afonso Henriques, first king of Portugal, tutelary figure, subject to successive mythifications throughout...

    The King's Body
  • 2022
    Where Is This Street? or With No Before or After

    Where Is This Street? or With No Before or After

    Where Is This Street? or With No Before or After

    82022HD

    From our window one can see a set of the film The Green Years, directed by Paulo Rocha in 1963. This was our starting point: guided by Rocha's gaze,...

    Where Is This Street? or With No Before or After
  • 2007
    China, China

    China, China

    China, China

    6.52007HD

    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...

    China, China
  • 2011
    A Portuguese Film

    A Portuguese Film

    A Portuguese Film

    02011HD

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

    A Portuguese Film
  • 2013
    Mahjong

    Mahjong

    Mahjong

    4.82013HD

    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...

    Mahjong
  • 2012
    As the Flames Rose

    As the Flames Rose

    As the Flames Rose

    52012HD

    On the phone in his dark bedroom, a man relives the end of a turbulent affair, while across town, the city burns.

    As the Flames Rose
  • 2011
    Side Effects

    Side Effects

    Side Effects

    72011HD

    Side Effects is the story of a woman who's not afraid to believe that happiness is not only possible but the only truth to be achieved. A woman who...

    Side Effects
  • 1996
    Haircut

    Haircut

    Haircut

    5.11996HD

    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...

    Haircut