Hipólito is a self-made man, who went up in life in devious ways, and used for profit the social turmoil when Portugal changed from a monarchy into a republic, and then to a military regime. Finally, he is forced into exile. Back in 1935 to family, friends, and lovers, he is in a mix-mesh of lies, and scheming, again.
Canto e Castro
Comandante Orlando Câmara
Helena Isabel
Flora
João Lagarto
Sócio da Súcia
Nicolau Breyner
Hipólito do Ó
Vítor Norte
Luís da Silveira
Virgílio Castelo
Teodoro Galã
Margarida Carpinteiro
Ifigénia
Rui Mendes
Ex-Carbonário
Henrique Viana
Magalhães
Hipólito is a self-made man, who went up in life in devious ways, and used for profit the social turmoil when Portugal changed from a monarchy into a republic, and then to a military regime. Finally, he is forced into exile. Back in 1935 to family, friends, and lovers, he is in a mix-mesh of lies, and scheming, again.
The Lone Rangers have heavy-metal dreams and a single demo tape they can't get anyone to play. The solution: Hijack an FM rock radio station and hold the deejays hostage until they agree to broadcast the band's tape.
When an upwardly mobile couple find themselves unemployed and in debt, they turn to armed robbery in desperation.
Mike Fallon, the Accident Man, is a stone cold killer. When a loved one is murdered by his own crew, Fallon is forced to avenge the one person who actually meant something to him.
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A spoof of the entire 1940s detective genre. San Francisco private detective, Lou Pekinpaugh is accused of murdering his partner at the instigation of his mistress—his partner's wife.