代表葡萄牙參賽奧斯卡的《一千零一夜》二部曲《一千零一夜II：孤獨之人》，不同首部曲的天馬行空，改以沉穩的敘事反映社會現實，透過小狗「迪克西」的角度，看盡現代人的冷漠與偽善， 富饒趣味地包裝社會議題，同時為寂寞帶來全新語電影天堂。狗兒充滿靈性、驚喜的表現，毫無懸念地奪得本屆坎城影展「狗狗金棕櫚」獎，超級吸睛。

最新福利片Drowning in debt, unemployed boxer Jorge is on the verge of losing his young son and his Brazilian wife. He is one of shocking amounts of Portuguese families and companies unable to repay their loans in the time of European troika bailout measures. Jorge needs to pay off his debts and convince his unhappy wife to not leave Portugal to make a living. Due to his intimidating physique, Jorge must reluctantly accept a job with a collection agency which drags him into a world of violence and crime...

葡萄牙北部有一座奢華莊園被其原主人遺棄，現在只剩下一位固執的老管家仍在守80s。她的丈夫去了法國工作，留下她和一個不安分的女兒。莊園主人丟棄的舊地，象征著舊秩序的消失，其最后的守護者，是這位老仆人。她決定繼續守護這座莊園，她相信主人最終會歸來。