Diamantino

press release: Portugal, France, Brazil | 2018 | DCP | 92 min. | Portuguese with English subtitles

Director: Gabriel Abrantes, Daniel Schmidt; Cast: Carloto Cotta, Cleo Tavares, Anabela Moreira

A hunky, idiot savant soccer star with a heart of gold, Diamantino’s gilded life comes to a screeching halt when he flubs a crucial penalty kick. The former star’s self-imposed penance is to solve the refugee crisis, but he instead becomes the target of a network of lesbian spies, evil twins, and mad scientists, all swirling around a nefarious campaign to exit the EU and “Make Portugal Great Again.” Holding a cracked funhouse mirror to contemporary Portuguese politics, Diamantino is a funny, sexy, and psychedelic delight.

LACIS Film Series: In February and March, our annual series co-sponsored by the UW’s department of Latin American, Caribbean, and Iberian Studies presents two highly acclaimed new movies from Colombia (Birds of Passage) and Portugal (the wild Diamantino) and two vintage gems from Cuba (I Am Cuba and Vampires in Havana). Special thanks to our colleagues at UW LACIS: Alberto Vargas, Sarah Wells.

Admission free for all screenings, seating limited. No admission 15 minutes after scheduled start times.