17th BIFFes 2026
Jan 29th - 06th Feb 2026
"Woman: Shared Sensibilities, A Collective Voice for Equality"
THE PORTUGUESE HOUSE
UNA QUINTA PORTUGUESA
The disappearance of his wife leaves Fernando, a quiet geography teacher, completely devastated. Aimless, he assumes another man’s identity as a gardener on a Portuguese estate, where he forms an unexpected friendship with the owner, stepping into a new life that isn’t his own.
ಫರ್ನಾಂಡೋ ಒಬ್ಬ ಶಾಂತ ಸ್ವಭಾವದ ಭೂಗೋಳ ಶಾಸ್ತ್ರದ ಶಿಕ್ಷಕ. ಹೆಂಡತಿಯ ನಾಪತ್ತೆಯಿಂದ ಅವನು ಸಂಪೂರ್ಣವಾಗಿ ಕುಸಿದುಹೋಗುತ್ತಾನೆ. ಬದುಕಿನ ಗುರಿ ಕಳೆದುಕೊಂಡ ಅವನು, ತನ್ನ ಗುರುತನ್ನು ಮರೆಮಾಚಿ ಬೇರೊಬ್ಬನ ಹೆಸರಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಪೋರ್ಚುಗಲ್ನ ತೋಟವೊಂದರಲ್ಲಿ ಕೆಲಸಕ್ಕೆ ಸೇರುತ್ತಾನೆ. ಅಲ್ಲಿನ ಮಾಲೀಕನೊಂದಿಗೆ ಅವನಿಗೆ ಅನಿರೀಕ್ಷಿತ ಸ್ನೇಹವಾಗುತ್ತದೆ. ಹೀಗೆ ಫರ್ನಾಂಡೋ ತನಗೇ ಅರಿಯದಂತೆ ತನ್ನದಲ್ಲದ ಹೊಸ ಜೀವನದೊಳಗೆ ಹೆಜ್ಜೆ ಇಡುತ್ತಾನೆ.
Producer(s) or Production Company:
Miriam Porté, Luis Urbano, Miguel Molina, Adán Aliaga
Screenplay:
Avelina Prat
Director of Photography:
Santiago Racaj
Editor :
Juliana Montañés
Music :
Vincent Barrière
Avelina Prat (b. 1972) was born in Valencia and trained as an architect before moving into cinema. She began working in the film industry in 2004 as a script supervisor and has contributed to more than 30 feature films, including THE QUEEN OF SPAIN (2016), in which she also appeared on screen. Alongside this work, she directed the short films 208 PALABRAS (2007) and 3/105 (2014), the latter selected for the Venice FF. Her feature debut, VASIL (2022), premiered at Seminci FF. THE PORTUGUESE HOUSE is her second feature film.