It's Chico Time!
“SMILE. THE REGIME IS WATCHING!”
2025•M/12•19m•Released
ThrillerComedyHorror
In 1974, Chico, a beloved host of a children’s TV show at the service of a repressive authoritarian regime, is forced to make the hardest decision of his life: murder a colleague live on air, or lose the approval of his powerful father. As the cameras roll, the program unravels into a surreal theatre of obedience, repression, and madness.
Director
Rafael Sá Carneiro
Writer
Rafael Sá Carneiro, Rafaela Elias, João Severo, Beatriz Silva, João Ramires, Diogo Cantanhede
Languages
Portuguese
Studio
Lusófona Filmes
Cast
João Jesus
Chico Valentim
Virgílio Castelo
Eduardo Valentim
Vicente Wallenstein
Zeca
Carla Chambel
Patrícia
Carlos Quintas
Cardeal Cerejo / Assistente de Realização
Peter Michael
Menino Quim (voice)
Paulo Fragoso
Sr. Agente / Locutor (voice)
Madalena Serrano
Kid 2
Leonor Madeira
Kid 1
Madalena Alvim
Kid 3
Gonçalo Galvão Teles
Pide Agent
Production
Company
Lusófona Filmes
Producer
Tomás Pedro
Producer
Diogo Cantanhede
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