Miguel Borges

Miguel Borges
Total Credits at Criticker: 14 (Actor), 3 (Director)
Titles you haven't rated - Actor (14) | Director (3)
O Ralo
O Ralo (1999) - Short Film
After a sink full of soapy water empties through a gurgling drain, a finger appears from underneath: Zé, a plumber, is at work. Eva, the lady of the house, interrupts him wearing little but a smile. She coaxes him out and seduction begins, interrupted by the surprise arrival of her lover, Carlão, a gun-toting criminal... (imdb)
Coisa Ruim
Xavier inherits an old house from his grand-uncle and decides to move his family from the comforts of the city to the small Portuguese countryside for a change of scenery. Once there many strange things begin to occur that may or may not be due to a supernatural presence in the house. Finally, when his oldest son Rui arrives at the house, things take a turn for the worse.
Veneno Cura
They live the night the same way they live life: intensely. In a strip-tease joint, these characters leave marks on each other with no amendment. They poison each other, they cure each other. They are on the very brink of love - absolute love.
Branca de Neve
The author shows that we can «see» a movie even if there are not images in the screen: you can «see» what happens following the dialogs and the description of the scenes.
Arte de Roubar
Two amateur thieves are hired to steal an extremely valuable Van Gogh painting from the abandoned farm of an Argentinian countess. (imdb)
Um Tiro no Escuro
A baby is kidnapped in a Brazilian airport. Years later, the mother lives in Lisbon and works in a strip-tease bar so she can survive. When she is fired, she joins a gang of bank robbers...
A Janela (Maryalva Mix)
Six female apparitions emerge at a window with different views on the life and the personality of one António.
Água e Sal
Ana lives with her husband and daughter in a small town on the beach. One day, her husband tells her that he will need to get away for a few days. The peace that she hopes will not materialize.
Pára-me de Repente o Pensamento
A cup of coffee, a cigarette. A coin, another cup of coffee. Patients roam the halls. They walk alone. Waiting. Another smoke, a burning cigarette. Therapies that appeal to the senses. Routines that pull them back to reality. It's life repeating itself at psychiatric hospital spaces'. Lucidity and madness live together. From the outside world comes an actor in search of his character for a theatre play, diving into the inner world of schizophrenia. (imdb)
Odisseia
Odisseia (2013) - TV Series
This criticly acclaimed 8 episode tv-series "Odisseia" is a story developed in two different narratives which are interlinked, On the first, we have two friends who embark on a cross country journey on a van, carring their dramas and family relationships On the second, we have a fake making off, with the main cast normaly ranting with the crew using "famous" portuguese slang, which are censored with the tradicional *beep* (imdb)
A Herdade
The chronicle of a Portuguese family that owns one of the largest estates in Europe, on the south bank of the River Tagus. (imdb)
+10
Tristeza e Alegria na Vida das Girafas
Girafa, a ten year old girl, faces the challenges of parting with her childhood in the context of a lost mother and grieving father.
+8
Soldado Milhões
A Portuguese soldier, who got stranded from his team during the La Lys battle, struggles by himself through dozens of German offensives so he can guarantee the safety of his companions (imdb)
+3
The Nothingness Club
Pessoa famously published under many heteronyms: around 75 different names, each with fully fleshed-out backgrounds, styles, appearances and philosophies. Taking this a step further, Não Sou Nada gives flesh to these characters, all working together under Pessoa, enacted by Miguel Borges, at the publishing house The Nothingness Club.