29 APRIL — 09 MAY 2027

29 APRIL — 09 MAY 2027

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Francisca Alarcão

Portugal

2026, 14'

For as long as she remembers, Francisca lives with an inexplicable and uncontrollable aversion to belly buttons. Nothing makes her more anxious than this simple part of the body and the shapes in the world that resemble it. When therapy isn’t enough to solve her cherished phobia, Francisca turns to other types of methods — without any scientific basis and not recommended for anyone who suffers from the same condition.

National Competition

SCREENINGS

May 05 2026, Tuesday, 19:00 (87')

Cinema São Jorge, Room Manoel de Oliveira • C.225

SCREENING WITH DESCRIPTIVE SUBTITLES

May 08 2026, Friday, 19:00 (87')

Fernando Lopes Cinema • C.228

SCREENING WITH Q&A

SCREENING WITH DESCRIPTIVE SUBTITLES

INFO

PREMIERE TYPE

National

ORIGINAL TITLE

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LANGUAGE

Portuguese

SCRIPT

Francisca Alarcão

CAST

Rodrigo Teixeira, Francisca Alarcão, Catarina Mourão, Maria Novo

SOUND

Hugo Costa

EDITING

Pedro Teixeira

PRODUCER

Francisca Alarcão, Arrate Velasco

SALES

Portugal Film ([email protected])

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