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The Portuguese House
Director: Avelina Prat
Writer: Avelina Prat
Cast: Manolo Solo, Maria de Medeiros, Branka Katić, Rita Cabaço
Duration: 114 mins
Language: Spanish, Portuguese
Country: Spain, Portugal
Cert: TBC
Year: 2025
Genre: Drama
A vanished wife. A borrowed name. A house in the Portuguese countryside. Grieving and aimless, quiet geography teacher Fernando slips into another man's identity as a gardener — and finds, in the friendship that follows, a life that isn't his own. A tender and hopeful story about connection and purpose.
In Cinemas 2nd October
OFFICIAL SELECTION
San Sebastian International Film Festival 2025
“Avelina Prat confirms that she has invented the 'auteur feel-good movie'... a delightful, enigmatic fable"
Cineuropa
“thoroughly rewarding... a rich and immersive experience... the performances are masterful"
★★★★
The Wee Review
“mesmerising gem... marvellous"
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