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29 Jan – 8 Feb 2026

Overview of articles

  • The Mother and the Sea

    Vila Cha is the only place on Earth where traditions of fishing formed exclusively by women still live. Despite their age, the old ladies keep…
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  • The Blue Eyes of Yonta

    In Guinea-Bissau, where the euphoria surrounding independence is gradually ebbing away, to be replaced by disappointment, a tragicomic love story unfo
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  • Corman’s Eyedrops Got Me Too Crazy

    Unmistakably Cardoso, this handmade found-footage delirium as a tribute to US independent cinema’s original rebel.
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  • Concrete Affection – Zopo Lady

    In the empty city of Luanda, Angola, there are only ghosts and memories. A man has to take the painful decision to leave his city…
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  • Swinguerra

    Tensions rise between rival groups of non-binary dancers in this swirling submission to the Venice Biennale.
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  • Periscópio

    Two men in a filthy flat care for and hate one another. One day, suddenly, a periscope appears through the floor. Who or what finds…
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  • Havemos de voltar

    A taxidermied sable antelope is the protagonist in a story about conserving memory and linking Angola’s colonial history to its contemporary influence
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  • Tabu

    Hat tip to the eponymous F.W. Murnau classic in which Portuguese talent Miguel Gomes tells a melancholy story about ageing, lost love, missed opportun
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  • Blood in Bahia’s Hot

    Grimaldi makes unusual films that reveal his admiration for Pier Paolo Pasolini, among them Le buttane or Rosa Fonseca. The authentic and youthful ene
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  • Até ver a luz

    Authentic crime story set in the backstreets of Lisbon strives for a brash realism, using local actors and improvised dialogue. A small-time criminal
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