Directing

Paulo Abreu

Pablo Abreu (Portugal, 1964) studied film in Lisbon and New York. He worked as director of photography in films by such directors as Paulo Rocha, Bruno de Almeida, Rodrigo Areias and André Gil Mata. He directed more than 20 experimental films that were selected and awarded internationally.

Known For

The GravediggerThe Gravedigger · 2012
The Gravedigger
9.02012
MovieHorrorFantasy
Inspired by popular cult, O COVEIRO is part light part darkness, a bedtime story and almost a nightmare. A child is born and his parents die of fright just to see him. André Gil Mata revisits the traditional Portuguese tale, in a fantastic movie where heads bounce, but you hear a song.
CalhauCalhau · 2025
Calhau
2025
Movie
Three men wash ashore in a forgotten cove, where time seems to have stood still. Surrounded by volcanic rocks and tides, they find themselves confined in a place as beautiful as it is inhospitable. As the days go by, a strange presence begins to insinuate itself among them.
Impression XImpression X · 2023
Impression X
1.02023
MovieMystery
8816 Versos8816 Versos · 2013
8816 Versos
2013
MovieDocumentary
TebasTebas · 2007
Tebas
3.52007
MovieDrama
Free adaptation of Sophocles classic tragedy “King Oedipus” crossed with Jack Kerouac's classic “On the Road”. The starting point is the loss of identity of a generation of Portuguese emigrants. Tebas tells the story of a young man who, looking for his origins, departs from Paris to Portugal with a beatnik truck driver. The film is a voyage into the strange depths of Portugal in the form of surreal road-movie.
Count FerreiraCount Ferreira · 2003
Count Ferreira
2003
Movie
In a mental institution a man flies forever. Shot in the psychiatric hospital "Conde Ferreira" in Porto.
The ScoundrelThe Scoundrel · 2012
The Scoundrel
2012
MovieFantasyDrama
The story of a vigilante friar, zealous caretaker of goodness and order who, after suffering unrequited love for an engaged woman, becomes a terrifying villain in a quiet town.
QuerençaQuerença · 2004
Querença
9.02004
MovieDrama
In mid-September 1992, journalist Guida Fontes have to go to Luanda to cover the elections in Angola. In the meantime, she had committed herself to discovering and interviewing the poet Júlio Vera. In 1988, he wrote a series of poems in which he mysteriously anticipated the fall of the USSR. Guida has only 12 days to complete the mission.

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