Ana Vilela da Costa

Acting

Ana Vilela da Costa

Born 1984-11-16 · Lisbon, Portugal

Acting credits

A Rapariga da Máquina de Filmar poster
7.0

André documents the disappearance of a girl called Elena who has the habit of posting videos online.

A Rapariga da Máquina de Filmar

2012

The Domain poster
7.0

The chronicle of a Portuguese family that owns one of the largest estates in Europe, on the south bank of the River Tagus. The Domain delves deeply into the secrets of their homestead, portraying the historical, political, economic and social life of Portugal, since the 1940's to these days.

The Domain

2019

Forbidden Images poster
NR

David envisions an unusual project, he tries to recreate the love between two women that can only meet through the Polaroid pictures he takes of them.

Forbidden Images

2019

When the Waves Are Gone poster
7.0

One of the Philippines' top investigators, Lieutenant Hermes Papauran, faces a deep moral crossroads. As a firsthand witness of the murderous anti-drug campaign conducted by his force, his anxiety and guilt triggers a severe skin disease, and his healing process is fraught by his dark past.

When the Waves Are Gone

2023

O Pio dos Mochos poster
6.0

Miranda do Corvo, 1933. Tomé, a young worker haunted by guilt over his betrayal, is chosen by his colleagues for an important mission in the union's struggle against the Estado Novo. Faced with this moral challenge, he confronts not only the real dangers of police repression, but also his own demons.

O Pio dos Mochos

2023

Al Berto poster
6.2

Portugal, 1975. A time of rough changes. A young gay artist trapped in a small seaside town ran by communist winds. Al Berto, the writer, embodies an entire moving generation. He and his friends exude youth, eccentricity and hope for the future - but right after the fall of Portugal's dictatorship system, the country is not yet ready for his love story.

Al Berto

2017

The Abyss of the Soul poster
NR

A father is hypnotized on his deathbed, following his own method, and is left hanging between life, death, and dreams.

The Abyss of the Soul

2021

Snu poster
6.7

The story about the romance of Snu Abecassis and the former Portuguese prime minister Sá Carneiro.

Snu

2019

No artwork available
10.0

In 1947, the Thule sect fled Berlin and settled in Lisbon. That same year, a series of disappearances and deaths caught the attention of journalist Vicente d'Orey, who began to investigate... Decades later, in 2005, Rodrigo d'Orey, a doctor at a morgue, stumbled upon the same mysterious crimes and continued the investigation begun by his grandfather. But the truth comes at a price!

Sombras de Thule

2006

Armpits poster
5.0

Lazarus de Jesus is the adopted son of a wealthy lady from Lisbon, whom he calls Grandmother. It is she who introduces him to Godfather, a great businessman who takes him as his protégé, and Angelina, the woman Grandma wants him to marry. But Lazarus has other hidden interests, the most important of which is an obsessive fixation on female armpits. When he sees the violinist Maria Pia playing, Lazarus immediately falls in love and starts to live for her, which will precipitate an absolutely unpredictable ending.

Armpits

2016

Amadeo poster
6.6

Amadeo: a mysteriously restless and indefatigable man as if always sensing brevity of the time he had left. An artist out of definition, whose painting questions the painting itself, indomitable, scandalous and misunderstood. For being «Infinitely» according Almada, is someone who never had the time within him. How many lives are there in Amadeo de Souza Cardoso’s brief life?

Amadeo

2023

You See the Moon poster
2.0

Lisbon; after another blistering summer, Miguel finds himself in a deep jadedness. An improvised party erupts at his apartment awakening the memory of a passion.

You See the Moon

2018

No artwork available
NR

While cleaning their late father's house, Joana and Tomás discover strange videos. As Tomás becomes obsessed with their meaning, subtle tensions arise between the two.

MOFO

2026

O Ídolo poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

O Ídolo

2021

Applause poster
NR

A message of praise to the President concludes a Party assembly, sparking apotheotic applause. In the middle of the crowd inquisitive eyes of the State Police look for the slightest sign of dissent, and the ovation does not cease.

Applause

2023

Canto poster
NR

When night falls, a man pierces the darkness and encounters a monstrous being that speaks to him in an unknown tongue. Night after night he gives himself over to this obsession, trying to understand what the shadows hide. He tries to photograph it, draw it, but is consumed by the darkness.

Canto

2024

Behind the camera