THE PORTUGUESE HOUSE UNA QUINTA PORTUGUESA AVELINA PRAT

  • SPAIN | PORTUGAL

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  • SPANISH | PORTUGUES

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  • 2025

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  • 114 mins

The disappearance of his wife leaves Fernando, a quiet geography teacher, completely devastated. Aimless, he assumes another man’s identity as a gardener on a Portuguese estate, where he forms an unexpected friendship with the owner, stepping into a new life that isn’t his own.

Producer(s) or Production Company :

Miriam Porté, Luis Urbano, Miguel Molina, Adán Aliaga

Screenplay :

Avelina Prat

Director of Photography :

Santiago Racaj

Editor :

Juliana Montañés

Music :

Vincent Barrière

Sound :

Nora Haddad, Iván Martínez-Rufat

Cast :

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

Premier Status :

Indian Premier

Awards - Winner :

BAFICI (SIGNIS Special Mention), Silk Road IFF (Best Artistic Contribution), Pelíkula – Manila Spanish FF (Audience Award)

Awards - Nominations | Screened | Official Selection :

San Sebastián IFF (Official Selection), Málaga FF (Official Selection), Transilvania IFF (Special Screening), Hof IFF (Official Selection), Edinburgh Spanish FF (Official Selection)

Avelina Prat (b.1972) was born in Valencia and trained as an architect before moving into cinema. She began working in the film industry in 2004 as a script supervisor, contributing to more than 30 feature films, including THE QUEEN OF SPAIN, in which she also appeared on screen. Alongside this work, she directed the short films 208 PALABRAS and 3 105, the latter selected for the Venice FF. Her feature debut VASIL premiered at Seminci, followed by THE PORTUGUESE HOUSE, which premiered at the Málaga Film Festival.