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Diamantino (2019)
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Diamantino (2019)

Genre
Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Release Date
May 24, 2019
Studio
Vitrine Filmes
Genre
Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Release Date
May 24, 2019
MPAA Rating
-
Duration
92 minute(s)
Production Budget
-
Studio
Vitrine Filmes
Official Site
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Director
Gabriel Abrantes, Daniel Schmidt
Producer
Maria Joao Mayer, Justin Taurand
Screenwriter
Gabriel Abrantes, Daniel Schmidt
Starring
  • Joana Barrios
  • Abilio Bejinha
  • Chico Chapas
  • Carloto Cotta
  • Vitor de Almeida
  • Carla Maciel
  • Anabela Moreira
  • Margarida Moreira
  • Hugo Santos Silva
  • Cleo Tavares
  • Filipe Vargas

In a surreal blend of satire and fantasy, Diamantino follows the world's greatest soccer superstar, played by Carloto Cotta, whose life is thrown into disarray after a devastating failure in the World Cup final. Seeking new purpose, the childlike and impossibly naive athlete decides to adopt a refugee, only to find himself entangled in a bizarre web of government conspiracy, genetic modification, and far-right political machinations. As twin sisters, portrayed by Anabela Moreira and Margarida Moreira, infiltrate his life with their own secret agenda, Diamantino's whimsical dreamscape—populated by giant fluffy puppies—collides with a reality far stranger than he could imagine. Directed by Gabriel Abrantes and Daniel Schmidt, this genre-defying odyssey mixes absurdist comedy with poignant drama, exploring fame, identity, and national pride through the eyes of a man who views the world with baffling innocence.