Rui Spranger

A Hora dos Lobos

"Toponymy - As Memórias do Porto" is a journey in a slow, but panoramic train to the past. This film intends to leave a legacy of ancient customs and crafts that began to fall into disuse in the "Cidade Invicta" and to document the collective memory of Porto, represented here by Alfredo, an imaginary and dreamlike character, and an ageless guide.

Based on the tale of the Prodigal Son, 'Prodigal' is a film about the relationship about father and son, and a simple gesture of love. Shot on 16mm in a single location.

One night, the phone rings in a traditional Portuguese snack bar from the country side. The Spanish Civil Guard is looking for Kunta. He isn't there and till he arrives people speculate about those phone calls and about who is that man. His he a thief? A terrorist?

Acentuado Arrefecimento Nocturno

In 1496, King D. Manuel prohibited Judaism. 400 years later, Barros Basto, a Portuguese army captain converted to Judaism, and about twenty Jewish merchants founded the Jewish Community of Oporto, in the north of Portugal.

“1618” is a film about the inquisitorial visit to Porto that encountered resistance from priests, ordinary citizens and the city authorities themselves, all accustomed for centuries to living alongside the Jews.

Pedro and Inês, a couple, travel from Lisbon to watch Ovar's Carnaval. They get lost in the swamp of Ria, where they almost run over Teresa, a missing child. Teresa runs away, and Pedro and Inês search for her in the lagoon, white also protecting her from a strange and dangerous group of masked people who also look for the child called the Dominos.

A theft of water, a homicide, a question of honour, a tragedy in the village of Gralhas, Montalegre.

2' Minutos para Mudar de Vida

Clube Paraíso

Paris, 1871. This is a story of the women trapped in a luxury brothel, 'Paradise'. The very young Rose came to Paris in search of her mother, former prostitute. She is trapped and forced to enroll in Paradise. Vera is 35 years. She knows that the end of her career as a prostitute is near. She is betting everything on the Baron Du Plessis, her main client, and the only one able to redeem her debt. Hortense is the owner of Paradise. She must take care of her girls and resist pressure from a suburban thug who is charging her money.

The Portuguese Carnation Revolution of April 25th seen by a women perspective.

Four inconsequential and bohemian friends want to write a television series. To do this, they create a game that will help them decide who will be the protagonist and who will also serve as their source of inspiration.

Coração d’Ouro

Um Lugar para Viver

Triângulo Jota