home / films & docu / films in production

Afonso’s smile

original title:

O sorriso de Afonso

directed by:

Joao Pedro Rodrigues

screenplay:

Joao Pedro Rodrigues

producer:

Joao Matos, Fabrizio Maltese, Luca Guadagnino

production:

Terratreme Filmes, Joli Rideau Media, Frenesy

country:

Portugal/Luxembourg/Italy

year:

2026

format:

colour

status:

Development/Pre-production (29/08/2025)

“Afonso’s Smile” begins in the aftermath of Portugal’s April 1974 Revolution, as 16-year-old Afonso returns from Macau to live with his artist mother, Noémia, in Lisbon, a city still caught in the throes of post-revolutionary fervor. As the capital begins to awaken from decades of dictatorship, Afonso is stirring with his own emotional and sexual awakening.