Sérgio Godinho

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Sérgio Godinho

Born August 31, 1945 · Porto, Portugal (age 81)

Sérgio Godinho is a Portuguese composer, poet and singer. He is one of the most influential popular musicians in Portugal. He's often considered the greatest name of Portuguese popular music, after Zeca Afonso, even if their music styles are quite different, and Sérgio Godinho songs are often more of an urban style.

Known For

Street of No ReturnStreet of No Return · 1989
Street of No Return
★ 5.21989
MovieActionDrama
A rock star-turned-bum, his vocal chords severed at the height of his career for the love of a woman, drunkenly roams the city, torn apart by sponsored race riots. When accused of murder, he may have the chance to get revenge on the magnate who maimed him.
The KillersThe Killers · 1980
The Killers
★ 5.71980
MovieCrimeDrama
"Kilas" (a Portuguese misrepresentation of the English word "killers") is the nickname of a petty con-man who gets involved with a deadly ring of spies.
President's TargetPresident's Target · 1989
President's Target
★ 5.71989
MovieAction
The lone survivor of a deadly ambush against him and his team, a narcotics agent swears to avenge the deaths of his friends and fellow officers.
A Confederação: O Povo É Que Faz A HistóriaA Confederação: O Povo É Que Faz A História · 1978
A Confederação: O Povo É Que Faz A História
★ 6.21978
MovieRomanceDrama
In an imaginary future, Portugal consists of an association of states - North and South - with zones of specific influence. City under vigilance, Lisbon is inhabited by a repressed and militarized population. Maria and António stand out in this city and surrender themselves to a submersive love. 1978
The Ghosts of Alcacer-KibirThe Ghosts of Alcacer-Kibir · 1976
The Ghosts of Alcacer-Kibir
★ 6.21976
MovieDrama
Alentejo 1975. The Police associate a group of traveling players with a strike of agricultural workers. The action takes place in the open space and harsh heat of the Alentejo. With the connivance of Lianor, the troupe enters the palace of Don Gonzalo an old aristocrat. The gentleman is obsessed by visions of great past deeds in a universe of ghosts. This was the first example of militant cinema in Portugal after the end of the Estado Novo dictatorship, exploring the world after the Carnation Revolution and its contradictions.
La GuérilléraLa Guérilléra · 1982
La Guérilléra
★ 9.01982
MovieWar
The JewThe Jew · 1996
The Jew
★ 5.71996
MovieDrama
The story of Brazilian Antônio José da Silva, a jewish poet, playwright and lawyer living in the 18th Century Lisbon, who managed to avoid Inquisition by converting himself to Catholicism, after being tortured. But his fierce criticism of Portugal's élite led him to persecution and torture, becoming kind of a scapegoat.
Refrigerantes e Canções de AmorRefrigerantes e Canções de Amor · 2016
Refrigerantes e Canções de Amor
★ 6.52016
MovieMusicComedy
A love story between a failed musician and a girl in a dinosaur costume.

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The Home FairyThe Home Fairy · 2022
The Home Fairy
★ 6.42022
MovieComedyDrama
Vera, a single mother with two small children, is forced to have two jobs to survive after her children's father has disappeared. She works as a cashier at a supermarket by day and at night works in a strip club, trying not only to raise her children but also to pay off the debts that her ex-partner left her. Harassed in both jobs, one day she reacts violently when a nightclub client is more daring, being sentenced in court to perform community service in a nursing home, where her irreverence and youth will clash with the authoritarianism and inhumanity of the director. For the elderly who live in the nursing home, Vera is a breath of fresh air that little by little will change their lives, becoming the true home fairy…

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