Portugal / May 07, 2025 / Indie Lisboa - Cinema São Jorge
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
It’s springtime in Lisbon and Nicolau turns 24, but he’s not celebrating. Living in his parents’ house, hostage to a dream of being a musician that never comes true and plagued by the ideal image of an ex-girlfriend who left him a year ago and never came back, Nicolau feels incapable of moving forward and inventing a life of his own. He takes odd jobs until the day he discovers that his mother is just as dissatisfied with life as he is. Nicolau is shaken, but he doesn’t stumble.
Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | A Vida Luminosa |
| Original language | Português (PT) |
| Spoken languages | Português, Français |
| Production countries | Portugal, France |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Midas Filmes, Les Films de l'Après-Midi |
| Release date | 7 maggio 2025 |
| Production | Pedro Borges, François d'Artemare |
| Writer | João Rosas |
| Editing | Luís Miguel Correia |
| Cinematography | Paulo Menezes |
| Assistant directors | Bruno Lourenço, Luís Nunes, André Silva Santos, João Rosas |
| Camera operators | Paulo Menezes |
| Additional photography | Paulo Menezes |
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| Production design | Cláudia Lopes Costa |
| Art direction | Cláudia Lopes Costa |
| Set decoration | Cláudia Lopes Costa |
| Music | Olivier Blanc, Elsa Ferreira, Laure Arto |
| Sound | Olivier Blanc, Elsa Ferreira, Laure Arto |
Release dates
Premiere
Czechia / Jul 05, 2025 / Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
Germany / Sep 26, 2025 / Filmfest Hamburg
United States / Oct 07, 2025 / Mill Valley Film Festival
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Ukraine / Oct 28, 2025 / Molodist Kyiv International Film Festival
Russia / Mar 13, 2026 / Spirit Of Fire International Festival Of Cinematographic Debuts
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