The Portuguese House

Una quinta portuguesa

Spain, Portugal | 2025 | 114 min

Language: Portuguese, Spanish

Subtitles: English

Suitable for audiences aged 7 and above

Director(s): Avelina Prat

Script: Avelina Prat

Cast: Manolo Solo, Maria de Medeiros, Branka Katić, Rita Cabaço

Production: Distinto Films, O Som e a Fúria, Jaibo Films

Distribution: Bendita Film Sales

Drama

Female Director Identity Matter of Mind Family

Screenings:

Fernando is a middle aged geography teacher whose life loses direction after his wife leaves to her home country Serbia without saying a word. Troubled with countless questions, Fernando goes for a seaside vacation to Portugal where a bizarre chain of events leads him to become a gardener under the name of a different man.

This provides us with an interesting idea. What would it be like to wipe the slate clean and start a new life as someone else? Spanish writer-director Avelina Prat’s second feature film The Portuguese House ponders on the indefinitely complex themes of family and identity and how all this is tied to personal, communal and national histories. Manolo Solo and Maria de Medeiros excel in leading roles.

Verneri Jauhiainen