Al Berto

Trailer.

Photo Gallery.

Al Berto.

It’s the summer of ’75 in Sines, Portugal. The writer Al Berto embodies an entire moving generation. He and his friends exude youth, eccentricity and hope for the future but right after the fall of Portugal’s dictatorship system, the country is not yet ready for this love story.

Director.

Vicente Alves do Ó was born in Sines, Portugal. With a diverse writing background in theatre, TV and cinema. He became known for his market successful biopics of some of Portugal’s most outcast poets. After his first three features, Al Berto (2017) took him in a new direction inside the LGBT scenery. In 2018, his feature Sunburn premiered at the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival, in Competition.

Details.

  • Title
    Al Berto
  • Rights
    Festivals,
    Sales
  • Country
    Portugal
  • Year
    2017
  • Length
    109′, col.

  • Director 
    Vicente Alves do Ó
  • Screenplay
    Vicente Alves do Ó
  • Editing
    Hugo Santiago
  • Photography
    Rui Poças

  • Music
    Pedro Janela
  • Sound
    Pedro Melo, Elsa Ferreira,
    Branko Neskov C.A.S.
  • Cast
    Ricardo Teixeira, José Pimentão,
    Raquel Rocha Vieira, José Leite,
    Gabriela Barros, João Villas-Boas,
    Ana Vilela da Costa

  • Producers
    Pandora da Cunha Telles,
    Pablo Iraola
  • Production
    Ukbar Filmes,
    with the support of ICA – Instituto do Cinema e Audiovisual,
    Câmara Municipal de Sines, RTP – Rádio Televisão Portuguesa


  • Mardi Gras Film Festival Sydney 2018
  • Des Images aux Mots Toulouse 2018 – Opening Film
  • Miami International Film Festival 2018 – HBO Ibero American Competition
  • Guadalajara International Film Festival 2018 – Maguey Award Competition
  • Melbourne Queer Film Festival 2018
  • Outfest Fusion Los Angeles 2018
  • Vues d’en face Grenoble 2018
  • Ciné Friendly Rouen 2018
  • CineClube Faro 2018
  • Centro Cultural Malaposta 2018
  • Auditorium Soror Mariana Evora 2018
  • Teatro Miguel Franco Leiria 2017
  • CineClube Tomar 2017
  • Auditório Municipal Mértola 2017
  • Centro de Artes e Espetáculos Figueira da Foz 2017
  • Festival Caminhos Cinema Portuguê Coimbra 2017
  • CineTeatro Municipal João Mota Sesimbra 2017
  • CineTeatro Curvo Semedo Montemor-O-Novo 2017
  • Auditório Municipal António Chaínho Santiago do Cacem 2017
  • Sociedade Recreativa Progresso Olhanense Olhao 2017
  • Mostra de Cinema Português Mar e Ilhas 2017
  • FOLIO Festival Literário Internacional Óbidos 2017
  • Cinema City Alvalade Lisbon 2017
  • UCI Cinemas El Corte Inglés Lisbon 2017
  • Centro Multimeios Espinho 2017
  • Dolce Vita Ovar 2017
  • UCI Arrábida Porto 2017
  • Teatro Aveirense Aveira 2017
  • Lovers Film Festival Turin 2018 – Out of Competition
  • Mix Mexico Mexico City 2018
  • Festival Cinépride Nantes 2018
  • Panama LGBT Film FestIval Espacio Seis 2018
  • Sicilia Queer Filmfest Palermo 2018 – Panorama Queer
  • Casa da Cultura Cesar Oliveira Oliveria do Hospital 2018
  • Vancouver Queer Film Festival 2018
  • FilmOut San Diego 2018
  • Taiwan International Queer Film festival Taipei, Taichung, Tainan 2018
  • Norman Film Festival 2018
  • Berlin MonGay Kino International 2018
  • Berlin Soho House 2018
  • Bochum Casablanca 2018
  • Dortmund Schauburg 2018
  • Düsseldorf Bambi Filmstudio 2018
  • Cologne Filmforum NRW im Museum Ludwig 2018
  • Essen Galerie Cinema 2018
  • München MonGay City Kinos Atelier 2018
  • Oberhausen Lichtburg Filmpalast 2018
  • Bari International Gender Film Festival 2018
  • Florence Queer Festival 2018
  • Boston Ibero-American Film Festival 2018
  • Q Cinema Fort Worth 2018 – Opening title
  • Mix Copenhagen 2018
  • Fancinegay Extremadura LGBT Film Festival Badajoz, Zafra 2018
  • Auditorio do Ramo Grande Praia da Vitoria 2018
  • Festival Chéries-Chéris Paris 2018
  • El Lugar Sin Limites Quito 2018
  • Teatro Filarmónica Oviedo 2019
  • Biblioteca Ary dos Santos Sacavém 2020
  • Biblioteca Municipal Eduardo Lourenço Guarda 2021
  • Cineteca Guadalajara FIGC 2021
  • Transition International Queer & Minorities Film Festival Vienna 2021
  • Vinokino Helsinki 2023
  • Ipotesi d’amore Bologna 2023
  • Portuguese Cultural Centre Maputo 2023
  • Ciclo de Cine Lusofono Morelia 2023
  • Cicle de Cinema Transtagano Almada 2024
  • Light House Cinema Market Dublin 2024
  • Centro Cultural la Moneda Santiago del Chile 2024


  • Sophia Awards 2018 – Nomination for Best Film, Best Photography, Best Leading Actor, Best Original Screenplay, Best Sound, Best Artistic Direction, Best Non Leading Actor, Best Non Leading Actress, Best Makeup and Hairstyling, Best Costumes
  • Sophia Awards 2018 – Best Sound
  • Premios Fantastic 2018 – Best Leading Actress
  • Prémios CinEuphoria 2018 – Best Non Leading Actor, Best Non Leading Actress, Best Make-Up, Best Trailer
  • Premios Aquila 2018 – Nomination for Best Film, Best Screenplay, Best Leading Actor, Best Non Leading Actress, Best Non Leading Actors
  • Ciné Friendly Rouen 2018 – Audience Award
  • Premios Aquila 2018 – Best Film, Best Leading Actor, Best Non Leding Actress, Best Non Leading Actor
  • NICO Award 2018 to José Pimentão
  • FilmOut San Diego 2018 – Best International Film, Best Photography


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