The Fontainhas in order

Films by Pedro Costa set in the neighborhood of Fontainhas with recurring characters Vanda, Ventura and Vitalina. 5 films, 10h 54m in all, in release order.

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   Ossos

   1997 · 98 min

   After a suicidal teenage girl gives birth, she misguidedly entrusts her baby’s safety to the troubled, deadbeat father, whose violent actions take the viewer on a tour of the foreboding, crumbling shantytown in which they live.

   Popcorn Flick
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   In Vanda's Room

   2001 · 171 min

   An unflinching, fragmentary look at a handful of self-destructive, marginalized people, but taking as main focus the heroin-addicted Vanda Duarte.

   Popcorn Flick
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   Colossal Youth

   2006 · 156 min

   After the Portuguese government demolishes his slum and relocates him to a housing project on the outskirts of Lisbon, 75-year-old Cape Verde immigrant Ventura wanders between his new and old homes, reconnecting with people from his past.

   Worth the Hype
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   Horse Money

   2014 · 105 min

   While the young captains lead the revolution in the streets, the people of Fontainhas search for Ventura, lost in the woods.

   Worth the Hype
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   Vitalina Varela

   2019 · 124 min

   A Cape Verdean woman navigates her way through Lisbon, following the scanty physical traces her deceased husband left behind and discovering his secret, illicit life.

   Popcorn Flick