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- Inspired by the true story of the Portuguese King Dom Pedro who unearthed his beloved (Ines) to crown her queen after her death, this film recounts this unparalleled passion story over three eras.
- On a secluded island lives an autonomous community of children who don't speak, communicating only in gestures. Guided by the eldest among them, they operate like an agrarian commune with strict rules and beliefs. Adults are banished into the surrounding woods, and every year, the oldest member of the village is sent to jump off a cliff a ceremony that is believed to bestow eternal youth on the chosen one. This way of life is threatened when one adventurous child heeds the call of the forbidden forest.
- The biography of a retired producer in the first person, with many locations where he lived or worked, plus archive documents illustrating a life story that spans decades of Portuguese film history.
- Practiced a little all over the central coast of Portugal, the "Arte Xávega" is an ancient fishing tradition that was intensified in the summer months. Along the years it evolved into specific techniques in each beach that was performed. A long time ago it was common to see the fisherman on their boats breaking the waves and the bulls on shore pulling the nets, but now those days are only a memory lost in time. This documentary plays homage to the fisherman, men and women devoted to God and their family that very often sacrificed their lives to the fury of the ocean. There's no translation for "Arte Xávega", it's an ancient fishing tradition performed only in a few beaches in the Atlantic coast of Portugal and in Galiza, Spain. In our days, this cultural practice is almost extinct.
- The Portuguese Colonial War officially ended in 1974, a dark period in the Portuguese History. Explosions, blood, screams, nightmares and the silence, signs of a passed not yet forgotten. You will watch some of the most genuine testimonies that by the hurt that they still cause, it justifies a reflection on the legitimacy on the Overseas War.
- This is the story of Palheiros (haystacks) of the beach Praia da Tocha, it's villagers and their way of living. The villagers are fishermen that developed their own fishing technique since the beginning of the nineteenth century. The Palheiros are their homes and the traditional fishing technique is called Arte Xávega. Praia da Tocha is now a touristic village and there are just a few fishermen that try to survive one day at a time.
- The wind is a natural phenomenon that can not be seen but feels. Depending on its intensity, we can feel its breeze on the face or the effects of destruction at the passing of a hurricane. The wind is a messenger of change, everything changes on its passing and no one remains indifferent.
- Documentary about the inspired Portuguese pianist and composer António de Lima Fragoso (1897-1918), who died at a very young age (21), victim of the Spanish flu. Includes some of his compositions, as well as several testimonials about his life and work.
- Program presented by José Hermano Saraiva about the history of D. Inês de Castro, his love for D. Pedro, and the reasons that led to his murder.