Cast: Joao Lagarto

Top movies, series, and documentaries starring Joao Lagarto. Uncover the most acclaimed works, loved by fans and praised by critics.


6.9

190 votes

Mosquito

2020 · Movie · 125 min. · Portugal

Direction João Nuno Pinto

Cast João Nunes Monteiro · Sebastian Jehkul · Filipe Duarte · Josefina Massango

Synopsis Dreaming of big adventures and of defending his homeland, a young Portuguese enlists in the army during World War I and is sent to war in Africa. Left behind by his platoon, he starts a solitary journey through the mystical...

6.4

73 votes

6.4

73 votes

Tentação

1997 · Movie · 115 min. · Portugal

Direction Joaquim Leitão

Cast Joaquim de Almeida · Cristina Câmara · Diego Infante · Ana Bustorff

Synopsis Father António is a priest by choice and generous, very loved for the people from the village Vila Daires, calm land in north of the country. But the Father is a man too and the village is not as calm...

5.2

24 votes

5.2

24 votes

Goodbye, Father

1996 · Movie · 85 min. · Portugal

Direction Luís Filipe Rocha

Cast José Afonso Pimentel · Joao Lagarto · Laura Soveral · Natália Luísa

Synopsis Filipe is a lonely, introverted 12 years old boy, ignored by his father, Manuel, an ambitious and successful technocrat. One night, Filipe's dream unexpectedly comes true. Manuel walks in his son's bedroom and tells him that they are going to...

5.2

92 votes

5.2

92 votes

522. A Cat, a Chinese Guy and My Father

2019 · Movie · 90 min. · Spain

Direction Paco R. Baños

Cast Natalia de Molina · Alberto Jo Lee · Miguel Borges · Manolo Solo

Synopsis George is agoraphobic and can't go beyond 522 steps from home. One day, her cat forces her to embark on a trip from Spain to native Portugal. Along the way, George's whole world starts to widen.

4.2

275 votes

4.2

275 votes

Mulheres (TV Series)

2014 · Series · Portugal

Direction José Manuel Fernandes · Lourenço de Mello · Jorge Queiroga

Cast Sofia Alves · Albano Jerónimo · Fernanda Serrano · Joao Lagarto

Synopsis Mariana is a successful business woman, she works at ImoAndrade. She's done with sexism and the owner of the company and decides to left, with the support of other 5 women she'll create her own successful company.

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The Garden of Redemption (TV)

1997 · Movie · 95 min. · United States

Direction Thomas Michael Donnelly

Cast Anthony LaPaglia · Embeth Davidtz · Marta Amaro · João Arouca

Synopsis A priest struggles with his religious beliefs as he sees his countrymen murdered in Nazi occupied Italy and as he becomes attracted to a woman operating in the resistance.

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4 Copas

2008 · Movie · 110 min. · Portugal

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The End of the World

1993 · Movie · 62 min. · Portugal

Direction João Mário Grilo

Cast José Viana · Carlos Daniel · Alexandra Lencastre · Zita Duarte

Synopsis In the quietness of rural life, small disputes about the right to use a rivulet may take the proportion of a life-and-death matter...

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The Art of Dying Far Away

2020 · Movie · 91 min. · Portugal

Direction Júlio Alves

Cast Pedro Lacerda · Ana Moreira · Custódia Gallego · Joao Lagarto

Synopsis Can a turtle, the most pacific animal on earth, start a range of significant events that are going to forever change a couple's life? After dividing all their assets, Arnaldo e Barbara still have one decision to make before they...

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No Dia dos Meus Anos

1992 · Movie · 65 min. · Portugal

Direction João Botelho

Cast Jessica Weiss · Joao Lagarto · André Costa · Madalena Rodrigues

Synopsis Presents, cake, good friends, and a cute birthday song!

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Direction Jorge Queiroga

Cast Diogo Morgado · Soraia Chaves · Héléna Noguerra · Ana Padrão

Synopsis 2 episodes. A look into the romantic life of Portugal's dictator António de Oliveira Salazar with the French writer Christine Garnier in the summer of 1951.

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Três Mulheres (TV Series)

2018 · Series · 45 min. · Portugal

Direction Fernando Vendrell

Cast Maria João Bastos · Soraia Chaves · Victória Guerra · Fernando Luís

Synopsis Based on the lives of Natália Correia, Snu Abecassis and Vera Lagoa, major players in the cultural revolution that preceded the fall of the dictatorship that ruled Portugal for more than 40 years.

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Fado Blues

2004 · Movie · 102 min. · Portugal

Direction Luís Galvão Teles

Cast Ângelo Torres · Danton Mello · Ana Cristina de Oliveira · Joao Lagarto

Synopsis The Portuguese Amadeu and the Brazilian Leonardo are small-time criminals whose motto is "Crime means equality -- anyone can do it!" With femme fatale Lia and a mysterious crime writer, of whom it's said that he commits all the crimes...

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