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.
The Portuguese House
SYNOPSIS
DIRECTED BY:
AVELINA PRAT (2025)
CAST
MANOLO SOLO, MARIA DE MEDEIROS, BRANKA KATIC, RITA CABAÇO
TECHNICAL DETAILS
Category: FEATURE FILM
Running Time: 114 min.
Format: 1:1,85
B/W- Color: COLOR
Language: Spanish, Portuguese
Producers: MIRIAM PORTÉ, LUÍS URBANO, MIGUEL MOLINA, ADÁN ALIAGA
Produced by: DISTINTO FILMS, O SOM EA FÚRIA, JAIBO FILMS
Executive producers: MIRIAM PORTÉ
Production manager: GORETTI PAGÈS
Cinematography: SANTIAGO RACAJ
Editing: JULIANA MONTAÑÉS
Sound: NORA HADDAD
Composer: VINCENT BARRIÈRE
Costume: GIOVANNA RIBES
Make up: ESTHER GUILLEM
Hair dressing: PILUCA GUILLEM
Casting: IRENE ROQUÉ
FESTIVALS & AWARDS
28 FESTIVAL DE MÁLAGA
· Official Selection
BAFICI · BUENOS AIRES FESTIVAL INTERNACIONAL DE CINE INDEPENDIENTE
♣ Official competition – Special Mention
FESTIVAL CINEMATOGRÁFICO INTERNACIONAL DEL URUGUAY
· Official Selection
PREMIOS FEROZ 2025
· Nominated best actress in supporting role
VIII PREMIOS LOLA GAOS
♣ 7 prizes winner
PREMIOS GAUDI 2025
· Nominated best actor in leading role
PREMIOS CARMEN 2025
· Nominated best actor in leading role
FESTIVAL INTERNACIONAL DE RIO DE JANEIRO 2025
· Expectations
FESTIVAL INTERNACIONAL DE CINE DE SAN SEBASTIÁN 2025
· Made in Spain
TIFF TRANSILVANIA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
· Special Screenings
FICC FESTIVAL INTERNACIONAL DE CINEMA DE CERDANYA 2025
· Cinefilia
LONDON SPANISH FILM FESTIVAL 2025
· Official Competition
40º PREMIOS GOYA
· Best Actress in Supporting Role – Maria de Medeiros – Nomination
· Best Leading actor – Manolo Solo – Nomination
· Best Script – Avelina Prat – Nomination
AMSTERDAM SPANISH FILM FESTIVAL 2026
· Spain meets Portugal
CINEHORIZONTES FESTIVAL DE CINE ESPAÑOL DE MARSELLA 2026
· Panorama
FESTIVAL DE CINE GLOBAL DOMINICANO 2026
· Hispanic view
FESTIVAL DE CINE POR MUJERES – MADRID 2026
· Official competition
FESTIVAL DE CINE ESPAÑOL DE NANTES 2026
· Official competition
