Pedro Bessa

Sterile (2024)

In the mid-90s, while the shadow of the millennium bug and the consequent end of times can already be seen, a deeply religious family believes that the biblical prophecy that foresees the return of Jesus to Earth will be fulfilled in the womb of their youn ...

Homeland (2023)

What if, at the end of World War II, an economic crisis had spread to every nation, including those that had not directly taken part in hostilities? ...

Guilherme Fonseca: Pessoa (2023)

João Nuno Gonçalo: O Herói da Pandemia (2023)

In his first solo show, João Nuno Gonçalo, who writes to you here in the third person, invites an orchestra of 73 musicians to address a range of topics such as his fundamental role in combating the pandemic, his opinions on the virus and vaccines, and h ...

Âncora (2023)

Anna and Helena, both mothers, struggle with two forced separations. Anna, a Ukrainian refugee, tries to survive in Lisbon with her daughter Kamilla. Helena, Portuguese, survives the death of her son. The two women become friends the day they meet at the F ...

War (2020)

The recollections of a Portuguese teacher in the present will make us follow his father, Manuel, former fighter in our colonial war and constantly tormented with those memories. He'll walk us through the depths of the physical sites that haunt him - from t ...

Eikasia (2018)

The movie follows a young adult that lives in an abandoned world. His dreams and memories are his escape from the reality. After some strange events, he begins a journey looking for answers. ...

The Sin of Those Who Love Us (2016)

Something unexpected brings Vitor back to the house where he was born. His return awakes ghosts from the past and a war long ago locked within this family. ...

The Book of Everything (2016)

A story about generation Y, the era of individualistic and extremely competitive people, who believe their meant to be exceptional. A generation where the unrealistic expectations rarely match reality. The story revolves around a young adult who is subject ...

O Efeito Isaías (2015)

Isaías never heard about quantum mechanics or parallel universes. One night his reality perception will be irredeemably changed. ...

A Última Ceia (2012)

At Christmas dinner, Judas recounts to his strange group of friends the misadventures of his encounter with an old rival. ...