Cinematography: João Pedro Plácido

The best movies, series, and documentaries with cinematography by João Pedro Plácido. Explore visually stunning titles that highlight an exceptional filmmaking.


(Be)Longing

2014 · Documentary · 77 min. · Portugal

Direction João Pedro Plácido

Plot Volta à Terra tells the story of an endangered community: farmers who practice subsistence farming in a mountainous village of northern Portugal, deserted because of immigration. Between the evocation of...

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Entrecampos

2013 · Movie · 32 min. · Portugal

Direction João Rosas

Cast Francisca Alarcão · Francisco Melo · João Simões · Miguel Carmo

Plot Mariana is an 11 years old girl coming from Serpa who just moved to Lisbon with her father. The first days are spent in the city cleaning the house and...

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Paul

2016 · Documentary · 71 min. · Portugal

Direction Marcelo Felix

Cast Alice Medeiros · Rómulo Ferreira · Crista Alfaiate

Plot Her job is to subtitle foreign movies. We watch an experiment in creating the meanings that result from the insertion of subtitles on the screen. The cinematic image is perceived...

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Via de Acesso

2008 · Documentary · 82 min. · Portugal

Direction Nathalie Mansoux

Plot The last inhabitants of the Azinhaga dos Besouros neighborhood, on the outskirts of Lisbon, do not have the right to be included in the Special Rehousing Program. They witness the...

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Lupo

2018 · Documentary · 72 min. · Portugal

Direction Pedro Lino

Plot A vibrant glimpse at the history of early European cinema through the story of a man who dedicated his life to the world of film.

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Li ké terra

2010 · Documentary · 65 min. · Portugal

Direction Nuno Baptista · João Miller Guerra · Filipa Reis

Cast Ruben Furtado · Miguel Moreira

Plot The story of Miguel Moreira and Ruben Furtado, two Cape Verdean immigrant descendants who live in Portugal but have no legal documents. They are torn between the desire to be...

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Maya and the Wave

2022 · Documentary · 95 min. · United States

Direction Stephanie Johnes

Plot Maya Gabeira grew up in Brazil with a dream to surf competitively. Like any surfer, she had to overcome the hazards of the ocean through training and discipline. But she...

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