João Lagarto Movies

Set four years after the Portuguese revolution and the simultaneous loss of the Portuguese empire in Africa, the story concerns a director who sells...

A writer becomes the main character in the story he intended to write

Dois Dragões follows a small dog on an adventure in a Chinese restaurant, where its owner (Ana Zanatti) goes to have dinner with her daughter...

Rui Sequeira, a former fighter in the Colonial War, resident of a small village of Alentejo, celebrates another anniversary of the Carnation...

To celebrate the end of another college year, three friends decide to have an adventurous night of summer. But things don't go according to plan.

Neglected by his parents, a portly teenager finds refuge with a gang of young thugs in Lisbon.

The difficult reunion between a tough young mother and her neglected daughter provide impetus this gritty, but upbeat French drama. Daisy, a typical...

In the near future, along the Portuguese coast, a network of ocean and solar power transformers will be installed. With the ecological balance...

The film presents us with a reflection on the Spanish Civil War in the Portuguese society, At a time when Salazar ruled.

S.Ó.S.”, by Bruno Soares, “Céu Aberto ou Espaço Limitado”, by José António Loureiro, and...

Are the Portuguese afraid of the changes after the Estado Novo dictatorship?

"The Butterfly in the Cage" is a novel by Luís Filipe Costa adapted to film by the author, it follows the daily lives of several people...

A message of praise to the President concludes a Party assembly, sparking apotheotic applause. In the middle of the crowd inquisitive eyes of the...

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

The film is inspired by the Mário de Sá-Carneiro short story, where the narration is made by Professor Antena's assistant who walks by...