Inspired by the work of Bertolt Brecht and filmed in Porto's former industrial slaughterhouse, A Santa Joana dos Matadouros is a meta-cinematic essay about the labor market in times of economic crisis in Europe. The film explores the possibilities of cinema in its relationship with theater and brings together a cast of professional actors, amateurs, renowned artists from various disciplines, and a group of unemployed residents of Vale de Campanhã.

Synecdoche, New York
2008
7.5/10

TalhotBlond
2012
6.3/10

Call Me Crazy: A Five Film
2013
7.0/10

Hamlet
1948
7.4/10

The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds
1972
7.3/10

Starving in Suburbia
2014
6.5/10

Killer's Kiss
1955
6.3/10

Vitalina Varela
2019
6.6/10

Eleanor the Great
2025
6.9/10

The Human Voice
2020
6.7/10

Long Way Home
2019
6.9/10

Home Run
2013
6.2/10

Munich - The Edge of War
2021
6.9/10

I'm Still Here
2024
7.9/10

Home
2021
6.7/10

Resurrecting the Champ
2007
6.3/10

Extraordinary Measures
2010
6.3/10

What Maisie Knew
2013
7.1/10

Vanya on 42nd Street
1994
6.6/10

Hamlet
2009
7.3/10
Playdate: An Evening With BA Capstone
2024
10/10