João César Monteiro Movies

The film follows soldiers escape and wander, talk, and drift aimlessly.

The Mother is one of Monteiro’s first essays on the universe of Portuguese oral culture, folktales and obscure colloquialisms. The plot...

An angry young man goes to Europe to find his father, a '60s radical turned doctor in exile.

By cross-editing footage of Portuguese workers protesting against NATO forces and various movies, Monteiro shows how one 'sword' can confront the...

João de Deus receives a treat from a friend, unclogs his bathtub, and contemplates Lisbon from his window.

A satirical and delirious short which sums up the obsessions of João César Monteiro: film-making and… young women.

Artur is in Lisbon for his holidays, wonders aimlessly, and is picked up by Rui, a young man who is into marketing and advertising. Joana is in...

Two of the best fishermen in the city, umrui aka Dj Mafia and dj bullins, went to the deepest waters of the ocean and fished for sounds never heard...

One of the adventures of João de Deus.