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O Pio dos Mochos

2023

A sombre, slow-burning period drama that weighs guilt and political danger with quiet, mounting tension.

Directed by
Diana Antunes
Genres
Drama, Tv movie, Thriller
Starring
Diogo Branco, Afonso Pimentel, Paulo Calatré
Overview
Miranda do Corvo, 1933. Tomé, a young worker haunted by guilt over his betrayal, is chosen by his colleagues for an important mission in the union's struggle against the Estado Novo. Faced with this moral challenge, he confronts not only the real dangers of police repression, but also his own demons.

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Directed by
Diana Antunes
Genres
Drama, Tv movie, Thriller
Starring
Diogo Branco, Afonso Pimentel, Paulo Calatré
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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • guilt
  • betrayal
  • politics
  • loyalty
  • survival
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
  • workplace
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror2
Humour1
Realism8
Romance2
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama, tv movie, thriller
Directed by
Diana Antunes
Written by
Mário Cunha, Raquel Palermo, Soeiro Pereira Gomes
Starring
Diogo Branco, Afonso Pimentel, Paulo Calatré, Miguel Damião, Miguel Frazão, João Craveiro, Figueira Cid, Ana Vilela da Costa
Cinematography
William Sossai
Country
Portugal
Languages
Portuguese

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