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Afonso’s smile

original title:

O sorriso de Afonso

directed by:

Joao Pedro Rodrigues

cast:

Gustavo Benza, Margarida Vila-Nova, Edgar Morais, Ines Castel-Branco, Cláudio da Silva

screenplay:

Joao Pedro Rodrigues

cinematography:

Rui Pocas

producer:

Joao Matos, Fabrizio Maltese, Luca Guadagnino

production:

Terratreme Filmes, Joli Rideau Media, Frenesy

country:

Portugal/Luxembourg/Italy

year:

2027

format:

colour

status:

In post-production (01/08/2026)

“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.