March 1 Fantasporto friday treats
3:30 PM • Lust
Severin Eskeland - 84 '(Norway) - 2017 - P & P - Terror
Lisa, a famous writer of violent and erotic books, isolates herself at home after being raped. When nightmares increase, he begins to wonder about what is reality or fiction. Few can help. Selection of the Night Visions Festival.
17:30 • Decision: Liquidation
Alexander Aravin - 97 '(Russia) - P & P - War / Action
Based on real facts. After the attack on the Beslan school in which hundreds of children died, what happened to the Muslim command that was responsible for the tragedy? In a relentless war, the Russian secret services try to kill the bloodthirsty guerrilla leader and know what the next step is. Produced by Mosfilm and well-known director Karen Shaknazarov.
9:00 PM • Deadtectives
Tony West - 93 '(USA) - CF - Horror Comedy
A team of clumsy investigators from the reality show's paranormal go to Mexico's haunted house looking for a better audience for the show. When the real secrets of the house reveal themselves, they discover that the house is not a scam. Without real weapons against the ghosts, the group has to figure out how to get rid of the ghosts and get out of there alive. This is the first feature film by Tony West, winner of the Houston Festival with the short film "Dartsville" (2007).
23:00 • St. Agatha
Darren Lynn Bousman - 98 '(USA) - P & P - Terror
From the director Darren Lynn Bousman (Saw II, III, IV). In a small town in Georgia, a condemned pregnant woman takes refuge in a convent, isolated from everything. What seems to be the ideal place to have the child is after all a place where silence is forced, terrible secrets are hidden and all the force
of Agatha's will put to the test.
SMALL AUDITORIUM
15:15 • PORTUGUESE CINEMA PRIZE (76 ') - v.o. port.
UNIV. OF TRÁS-OS-MONTES AND HIGH DOURO
20.06.2018 • Daniel Silva, Filipe Mendonça, Nelson Sousa, Tiago Faria - 7 '(Port)
Half • Hugo Neves, Filipe Teixeira, António Riboira, Vasco Gonçalves - 5 '(Port)
107 • Micael Liberato, David Fonseca - 6 '(Port)
Bluebird • Amanda Sant'Anna, Carlos Fernandes, Gonçalo Veloso, João Lage, João Mendes - 6 '(Port)
Faísca 0 Justes • Amanda Sant'Anna, Carlos Fernandes, Gonçalo Veloso, João Lage, João Mendes - 11 '(Port)
UNIV. CATÓLICA PORTUGUESA - Porto
Bruma • Sofia Cachim, Gabriel Peixoto, Mónica Correia, Daniela Santos - 6'04 '' (Port)
Inside • João Faria - 13'46 '' (Port)
World in the Hand • Francisca Magalhães, Joana Tato Borges, Maria Canela - 8 '48' '(Port)
In The Shadow • Miguel Alves - 14'21 '' (Port) - WORLD PREMIÈRE
17:15 • School Service
Louie Lagdameo Ignacio - 95 '(Philippines) - SR / OE - v.o. leg. english - Drama
Are children safe when they go to school? The film follows the tragic story of Maya, a kidnapped girl who is sent as beggar to the violent streets of Manila, lucky to share with other children. The director of "Laut", awarded in Fantasporto 2018, is another example of the vitality of the current Philippine cinema.
21:15 • The Panama Papers
Alex Winter - 96 '(USA) - SR - v.o. leg. english - Documentary
With the voice of Elijah Wood, a documentary fundamental to the understanding of modern societies. A group of journalists in several countries risked their lives in the investigation of the so-called "Panama Papers" provided by an anonymous one. Between Putin and Trump, prime ministers, personalities of finance, politics, celebrities and anonymous folks all put money into "off-shores" by following schemes
of transfers between companies and avoiding taxes, accumulating incalculable wealth, indifferent to the rest of the world that sinks in social inequality and poverty.
23:15 • The Black Forest
Rodrigo Aragão - 100 '(Brazil) - CF - v.o. leg. english - Horror
A young woman who lives in the forest faces the demons, the spirits of the other world, the dead who are resurrected and, above all, a preacher who demonizes her. In possession of a book of spells, the young woman will try to survive the attacks of all, and at the same time retrieve a bag of gold coins that found.
A great production with Carol Aragão, Jackson Antunes and Francisco Gaspar, full of special effects by the director himself, Rodrigo Aragão, who already has several films of the fantastic selected for the Fantaspoa and Festival of Sitges.
