FOGO-FÁTUO
Portugal, France
On his deathbed, his royal highness Alfredo, king without a crown, is taken back to distant youth memories and the time he dreamt of becoming a fireman. The encounter with instructor Afonso from the fire brigade, opens a new chapter in the life of the two young men immersed in love and desire, and the will to change the status quo.
João Pedro Rodrigues is an internationally renowned Portuguese filmmaker. When he was 8 years old, his father gave him a pair of binoculars and he decided to become an ornithologist. He always travels with his binoculars, to foray into nature and watch birds.
FILMOGRAPHY:
2022 - WHERE IS THIS STREET? OR WITHOUT BEFORE OR AFTER / ONDE FICA ESTA RUA? OU SEM ANTES NEM DEPOIS, Feature
2022 - WILL-O’-THE-WISP / FOGO-FÁTUO, Feature
2016 - THE ORNITHOLOGIST / O ORNITÓLOGO, Feature
2012 - THE LAST TIME I SAW MACAO / A ÚLTIMA VEZ QUE VI MACAU, Feature
2009 - TO DIE LIKE A MAN / MORRER COMO UM HOMEM, Feature
2005 - TWO DRIFTERS / ODETE, Feature
2000 - O FANTASMA, Feature
On his deathbed, his royal highness Alfredo, king without a crown, is taken back to distant youth memories and the time he dreamt of becoming a fireman. The encounter with instructor Afonso from the fire brigade, opens a new chapter in the life of the two young men immersed in love and desire, and the will to change the status quo.
