VIDEO March 3 highlights of fantastic films at Fantasporto

Sala 1
 

15.15
CF/OE
IAI –Zenzo Sukai- 91’ (Jap)- Horror

Two sisters. After their father's death, one of them, Kana, stays with her elderly mother, who is confined to a wheelchair and unable to speak. In
addition to her work, there is a communication problem. Kana becomes convinced that her mother has an evil spirit inside her. She warns her sister
to protect her son Yuta. But she cannot prevent everyone around her from dying. An example of Japanese horror built from small details. Director
Kenzo Sukai is known for “Kaunsera” (2021), “Since Then” (2012) and “Sharing” (2014). This is his first feature film.

17,15
CF
Hellbilly Hollow- Kevin Wayne- 85’ (EUA) - Horror

The macabre attracts groups of teenagers seeking thrills at the funfair set up on a farm in Alabama. A film crew interested in shooting a film for a
show about the paranormal also arrives with the farm manager and staff. Between reality and magic, the past and the present, horror sets in.
Starring Sandra Lafferty (“The Hunger Games”), Hallie Shepherd (“Due Justice”) and Danny Vinson (“Walk the Line”). Kurt Deimer, the protagonist, is
a well-known heavy metal musician who also composed the soundtrack. Selected for the San Diego Fantastic Horror Film Festival.

19.15
SR /OE

The Specials- Eiji Uchida- 111’ (Jap) - comédia, acção

A diverse group of yakuza are tasked with eliminating the leader of another faction, Honjo, who is constantly surrounded by bodyguards. His weak
point is his granddaughter who is participating in a dance competition. The solution to killing him is to participate in the competition. But they also
have to learn how to dance. An action comedy in which the shootings combine with the discovery of the other side of society, made up of friendship
and solidarity. Helsinki Film Festival selection. Director Uchida won the Audience Award with “Midnight Swan” (2020) at the Udine Film Festival
(Italy).
 

21.30
SR/OE
Wild Nights, Tamed Beasts- Wang Tong - 120’ (China) - INTERNATIONAL PREMIERE

An elderly woman dies in hospital and her carer, young Ye Xiaolin, informs the family. She is then hired to look after Ma Deyong's father, a zoo keeper
who lives with an old lion in an unfinished flat, all that remains of his father's fortune as a builder. Now the father is paralysed and cannot speak,
and Deyong sets out to discover who the young woman is.
A reflection on the drama of old age, dignity and the connection with death. An excellent performance by Rao Xiaozhi in the lead role, an actor and
director who has already won awards at the Shanghai Film Festival in 2023, among others, for his role in “Home Coming”. This film won the Grand
Jury Prize at the 2025 Shanghai Film Festival, where actress Regina Wan, who plays the young carer, also won in her category. It also won the Best
Screenplay Award at the 2025 First Youth Festival. It is the first feature film by the director, also known as Tony Wang, after the short film “Time to
Die” (2015).

Sala 2
 

15.00
PCP
COMPETIÇÃO ESCOLAS
ESAP - ESCOLA SUPERIOR ARTÍSTICA DO PORTO
Caça’Dor - Rui B. Maia – 14’ 58’’ (Port)
ESCOLA ARTÍSTICA SOARES DO REIS
Restart - Matilde Carvalho - 9’26’’ (Port)
UNIVERSIDADE CATÓLICA DO PORTO
Cama de Lavado – Maria Lima- 7’ 14’’ (Port)
UBI- UNIVERSIDADE DA BEIRA INTERIOR
Limiar - Samuel Rendeiro- 13’ Port)
ESMAD
À Venda – Isabella Miranda – 11 ́ 09 ́ ́(Port)
UNIVERSIDADE DO MINHO
Imagem Filtrada – Alix Bielefeld e Lara Mireny -8 ́36 ́ ́(Port)
UNIVERSIDADE LUSÓFONA DE LISBOA
Os Terríveis- João Antunes (Pika Leão) -15’ (Port)
FORA DE COMPETIÇÃO
Som da Alma – Luis Moya (Port) Total. 102 ́
 

17.00
PCP FILMES CURTAS
Estou Aqui- Ana Rita Martins- 11’ 57’’ Port)
Manhã, na Montanha- Luís Miranda- 2’ 31’’ (Port)
Falling Forward, slightly – Vasco Viana-10’ (Port/Din)
Dentro de Mim - Daniela Pereira Marques- 6’ 44’’ (Port)

Corça- Maria Lima- 4’ 46’’ (Port)
My Oddly Unexpected Bond Carolina Baptista- 10’ 21’’ (Port/Ita)
Gota d’ Água- André Almeida Rodrigues 6’53 (Port)
Apagão- Hugo Pinto 8’ 05’’ (Port)
Audição -Nuno Tudela - 35' (Port)
FORA DE COMPETIÇÃO
Douro Stream – Pedro Gil Vasconcelos – 27’ (Port)
 

19.30
RETRO Noruega
Loveable - Lilja Ingolfsdottir 101’ (Nor) - 2024

Maria has a hard life, juggling four children with a career and a second husband, Sigmund, who travels all the time. One day, heasks her for divorce.
With fourteen international awards, it won the Special Jury Award and Best Actress (Helga Guren) at the Karlovy Vary Film Festival.
 

21.15
P&P
Retratos del Apocalipsis- Nicanor Loreti, Fabián Forte, Luca Castello- 75’ (Argentina)- P&P-fantástico, horror, sobrenatural
 
Three directors joined forces to bring to life four fantastic horror stories showcasing the quality of Argentine cinema. The first, “Asesinato en la
Escena del Crime”, shows how a guilty conscience can lead a detective to make very bad decisions. The second, “Ratas”, delves into the human
drama of a family in which the elderly mother-in-law imagines she has seen a rat inside the house while, outside, a virus is infecting everyone. The
third story, “Rubi”, shows the planning for the arrival of a baby when outside civilization is dying. The fourth story, “Rey de los Condenados”, mixes
the drama of a father who has lost a child and of a being who wants to return to the human world. Selected by the Mar del Plata Festival.