Below is an incomplete list of feature films, television films or television series which include events of the Portuguese Colonial War (1961–1974). This list does not include documentaries, short films.
1970s YearCountryMain title(Alternative title)Original title(Original script) DirectorSubject1972AngolaFranceSambizangaSarah MaldororDrama. Based on a novel The Real Life of Domingos Xavier.1974PortugalAngolaMaltese, bourgeois and sometimes...Malteses, burgueses e às vezes...Artur SemedoAdventure, Comedy, Crime.1976PortugalThe Ghosts of Alcacer-KibirOs Demónios de Alcácer QuibirJosé Fonseca e CostaDrama1979Soviet UnionItalyLife Is BeautifulLa vita è bellaЖизнь прекраснаGrigory ChukhrayDrama.1979PortugalThe Last SoldierO Último SoldadoJorge Alves Da SilvaDrama.1979MozambiqueMueda, Memory and MassacreMueda, Memória e MassacreRuy GuerraDrama.
1980s YearCountryMain title(Alternative title)Original title(Original script) DirectorSubject1980PortugalAustriaThe FaultA CulpaAntónio Victorino de AlmeidaDrama, War.1981PortugalBetter Luck Than DeathAntes a Sorte Que Tal MorteJoão Matos SilvaComedy. Carnation Revolution1985MozambiqueYugoslaviaThe Time of LeopardsO Tempo dos LeopardosVreme leopardaZdravko VelimirovićAction, Drama, War.1986PortugalA Portuguese GoodbyeUm Adeus PortuguêsJoão BotelhoDrama.1987MozambiqueThe Wind Blows from the NorthO Vento Sopra do NorteJosé Cardoso1988Guinea-BissauThose Whom Death RefusedMortu NegaFlora GomesDrama, War.
1990s YearCountryMain title(Alternative title)Original title(Original script) DirectorSubject1990PortugalSpainFranceSenegalNo, or the Vain Glory of CommandNon, ou a Vã Glória de MandarManoel de OliveiraDrama, History, War.1991PortugalGermanyAlexA Idade MaiorTeresa VillaverdeDrama.1994NetherlandsGuinea-BissauXimeSana Na N'HadaDrama.1995PortugalAo SulFernando Matos SilvaDrama.1999PortugalSpainInfernoJoaquim LeitãoAction, Crime, Thriller.
2000s YearCountryMain title(Alternative title)Original title(Original script) DirectorSubject2000FrancePortugalSpainItalyApril CaptainsCapitães de AbrilMaria de MedeirosDrama, History, War. Salgueiro Maia, Carnation Revolution2003PortugalUnited KingdomLuxembourgThe ImmortalsOs ImortaisAntónio-Pedro VasconcelosAction, Crime, Drama, War. Based on a novel Os Lobos Não Usam Coleira.2003PortugalBlack and whitePreto E BrancoJosé Carlos de Oliveira2004PortugalThe Murmuring CoastA Costa dos MurmúriosMargarida CardosoDrama. Based on a novel A Costa dos Murmúrios.2006Portugal20.13: Purgatory20,13 PurgatórioJoaquim LeitãoDrama, Mystery, War.
2010s YearCountryMain title(Alternative title)Original title(Original script) DirectorSubject2012AngolaPortugalBrazilThe Great KilapyO Grande KilapyZézé GamboaComedy, Crime, Drama.2013SwitzerlandFrancePortugalLongwaveLes Grandes Ondes (à l'ouest)As Ondas de AbrilLionel BaierComedy, Drama, History. Carnation Revolution2016PortugalGermanyLetters from WarCartas da GuerraIvo FerreiraDrama. Based on a novel D'este viver aqui neste papel descripto: Cartas da guerra.2016United KingdomMonaOnuora AbuahHistory, Thriller.
2020s YearCountryMain title(Alternative title)Original title(Original script) DirectorSubject2020PortugalWarGuerraJosé OliveiraMarta RamosMariana ParasenseDrama.2021PortugalThe Sound That Descends to EarthO Som Que Desce na TerraSérgio GracianoDrama.2022PortugalFranceAngolaTommy GunsNação ValenteCarlos ConceiçãoAdventure, Drama, War.2022PortugalSalgueiro Maia: The ImplicatedSalgueiro Maia - O ImplicadoSérgio GracianoBiography, Drama. Salgueiro Maia2023Guinea-BissauFrancePortugalAngolaNomeSana Na N'HadaDrama, War.2024PortugalYour Face Will Be the LastO Teu Rosto Será o ÚltimoLuís Filipe RochaDrama. Based on a novel O Teu Rosto Será o Último.
Science fiction, fantasy and horror YearCountryMain title(Alternative title)Original title(Original script) DirectorSubject2017PortugalAngolaThe Dogs' IslandA Ilha dos CãesJorge AntónioAdventure, Drama, Fantasy, Horror.
Television films YearCountryMain title(Alternative title)Original title(Original script) DirectorSubject1988PortugalOnce Upon a Time There Was an EnsignEra Uma Vez Um AlferesLuís Filipe CostaDrama. Based on a novel Era uma vez um Alferes.
TV series YearCountryMain title(Alternative title)Original title(Original script) DirectorSubject2023PortugalSalgueiro Maia - The Implicated: The SeriesSalgueiro Maia - O Implicado: A SérieSérgio GracianoBiography, Drama. Salgueiro Maia
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