73SSIFF - 19/27 September 2025
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Duas vezes João Liberada / Two Times João Liberada

Paula Tomás Marques
Portugal      70 m.
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João stars in a biopic about Liberada, a gender-nonconforming figure persecuted by the Inquisition. After the director is mysteriously paralyzed, João faces haunting dreams and struggles to honor Liberada's story.

Director
Paula Tomás Marques (Portugal)
Screenplay
June João, Paula Tomás Marques
Production
Cristiana Cruz Forte, Paula Tomás Marques (Portugal)
Cristiana Cruz Forte, Paula Tomás Marques
Co-Production
Fúria de Boi (Portugal)
Sales
Portugal Film - Portuguese Film Agency (Portugal)
Photography
Fresco Mafalda
Editing
Jorge Jácome
Music
Maria João Petrucci, Rodrigo Vaiapraia
Sound
Marcelo Tavares
Cast
June João, André Tecedeiro, Jenny Larrue, Alice Azevedo, Caio Amado, Eloísa d'Ascensão, Tiago Aires Lêdo
Format
DCP FOLLOWING DCI
Run time
70 m.
Original language of the film
Portuguese
Country
Portugal
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