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Directing
Margarida Leitão
Born April 23, 1976 · Lisbon, Portugal (age 50)
Margarida Leitão studied film in the Lisbon Theatre and Film School (ESTC). As a director made several short fiction films and documentaries that travelled through festivals worldwide and were exhibited on television. The award-winning films “A Ferida” (Wounded) and “Muitos Dias Tem o Mês” (Many days to a Month) had theatrical release. She also works regularly as editor and script supervisor for …
Known For
Fatal Gel · 1996Fatal Gel
★ 9.01996
MovieDrama
The first short film directed by António Ferreira, featuring Adolfo Luxúria Canibal (lead singer of Mão Morta).
Soldier Millions · 2018Soldier Millions
★ 5.52018
MovieWarDrama
A Portuguese soldier, who got stranded from his team during the La Lys battle, struggles by himself through dozens of German offensives so he can guarantee the safety of his companions.
Real Playing Game · 2013Real Playing Game
★ 4.02013
MovieScience FictionAction
In a future not too far away, Steve Battier, an elderly, terminally ill multi-millionaire, accepts the offer of a company - RPG - that in exchange for a high monetary sum, provides a very select group of clientèle the chance to be young again. For 10 hours, 10 millionaires from around the world, men and women of fame and power, are transferred to attractive and healthy younger bodies, to live in a world of temporary rejuvenation, in a game of real thrills, where every hour someone must die.
Gypsophila · 2015Gypsophila
2015
MovieDocumentary
A woman decides to film her visits to her grandmother. In the quiet home, the camera captures the unique relation between these two women 50 years apart. With days passing by, the lines between film and life increasingly become blurred.
O MILAGRE DE SÃO JOÃO MILAGRE · 2025O MILAGRE DE SÃO JOÃO MILAGRE
2025
Movie
Ngwenya, O Crocodilo · 2007Ngwenya, O Crocodilo
2007
MovieDocumentary
Each Malangatana's brushstroke is a new line of a long life story. Odd black and white sketching, full of little people in the middle of animals, or with such an explosive African color, that describes the painter memories. Starring at the drawings he says "one day I will explain all this". Throughout is living memories and these promises we are taken on a journey into the African world. We see the relation between the present and the past along with the spirits, how they are connected in an emotional way, how they integrate themselves, having to assimilate another culture in colonial time. Malangatana is one of the most important painters of the African Continent.
Kiss Me · 2004Kiss Me
★ 5.72004
MovieDrama
This movie bring us a story about a woman named Laura (Marisa Cruz) that lives in a small portuguese town during the 50's. Tired of living in such a small town she travells to a bigger town, in which she'll have the opportunity to feel free.
Juventude BravaJuventude Brava
Movie
A contemporary portrait of young people who put themselves to the test by risking their lives for a tradition: the forcados.
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