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Two Times João Liberada

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João stars in a biopic about Liberada, a gender-nonconforming figure persecuted by the Inquisition. After the director is mysteriously paralyzed, João faces haunting dreams and struggles to honor Liberada's story.

Critics Reviews

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Wendy Ide Screen International Mar 19
The ambition of a [low-budget] project that involves period details, special effects and a supernatural visitation should be applauded. That said, the picture’s modest production values and unpolished performances will likely limit its reach. Go to Full Review Stephen A. Russell Orion's Shoulder (Substack) Sep 8
A remarkably astute debut feature ... Shot in scratchy 16mm and artfully playing with the fourth wall and filmmaking itself, [it] is a mighty reckoning with who gets to tell what story and how, and I was all the way in. Go to Full Review Brandon Judell Brandon Judell (Medium) Apr 27
A brave experimental work that has two trans women separated by centuries combating the patriarchy, fighting for control of how they are to be portrayed. If there are going to be limits set on the way they express themselves, they will set them. Go to Full Review Robert Stinner In Review Online Apr 14
...mostly effective as a thought experiment, though one that is at least an inventive and generative one, raising pertinent questions about the complications of representing real lives in fictional mediums, within its own clever metafictional frame. Go to Full Review Savina Petkova The Film Stage Feb 26
Two Times João Liberada is a small treasure that shines brightly. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Cast & Crew

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Paula Tomás Marques

Director

June João

João

André Tecedeiro

Director

Jenni La Rue

Diana

Caio Amado Soares

Caio

Eloísa D'Ancensão

Peasant Woman
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Movie Info

Synopsis João stars in a biopic about Liberada, a gender-nonconforming figure persecuted by the Inquisition. After the director is mysteriously paralyzed, João faces haunting dreams and struggles to honor Liberada's story.
Director
Paula Tomás Marques
Producer
Paula Tomás Marques, Cristiana Cruz Forte
Screenwriter
Paula Tomás Marques, June João
Genre
Drama, LGBTQ+
Original Language
Portuguese
Runtime
1h 10m