PEDRO AND INES

PEDRO AND INES – Portugal, 2018, 120 min, Drama

Director: Antonio Ferreira
Writer: Rosa Lobato Faria (novel), Antonio Ferreira (script)
Cast: Diogo Amaral, Joanna de Verona, Miguel Monteiro, Vera Kolodzig

Inspired by the true story of the Portuguese King Pedro I, who unearthed his beloved to crown her queen after her death. Pedro and Ines recount this unparalleled passionate story over three eras: in the Middle Ages, where everything originally happened; in the present time where Pedro and Ines are architects in a big city and, in a dystopian future, where people flee from the cities to the countryside to survive, immortalizing this peculiar love story throughout the ages.

6 nominations:
Portuguese Film Academy Sophia Awards 2019- Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress
Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival 2018- Best Film
São Paulo International Film Festival 2018- Best Film
Montréal World Film Festival 2018- Best Film- World Competition