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King Richard: Beyond the Game
TV Cine Top 21:30
It was the role that won Will Smith a Best Actor Oscar in 2022, at the same ceremony in which he controversially shot Chris Rock. He embodies Richard Williams, the father of tennis players Serena and Venus Williams, in a biographical drama about sacrifice, resilience and inspiration. directed by Reinaldo Marcus Greene; Screenplay by Zach Baylin. In addition to Smith, the cast includes Anjanue Ellis, Sania Sidney, Demi Singleton, Tony Goldwyn, and Jon Bernthal.
13 minutes
rtp2, 22:51
The year is 1939. Like so many compatriots, the German Johann Georg Elser is against Nazi ideals. His resentment grows as Hitler grows in power, to the point where he decides to devise a plan to assassinate the Führer, in a single act.
Signed by Oliver Hirschbiegel – director of Downfall: Hitler and the End of the Third Reich, nominated for an Oscar for Best Foreign Film in 2005, among many other distinctions -, 13 minutes is a dramatic and biographical film adaptation of the tragic true story of a man whose courage almost changed the course of history.
good boys
Fox Comedy, 1h23
An action comedy written and directed by Shane Black, with Russell Crowe, Ryan Gosling, Kim Basinger and Margaret Qualley in the lead roles. In 1970s Los Angeles, the daughter of a Justice Department official goes missing.
A desperate mother hires a renowned private detective with unorthodox methods. When the mission becomes complicated, he seeks help from a professional colleague who, albeit somewhat limited, seems to be connected to the same investigation. As they make their way back, they realize they are embroiled in a conspiracy with unexpected ramifications.
Allies
Fox, 2 AM
From a screenplay by Steven Knight, Robert Zemeckis helms this World War II spy novel starring Brad Pitt and Marion Cotillard. After falling in love in Morocco, while on a joint mission to eliminate one of Hitler’s top military officers, Max and Marianne marry, have a daughter and live happily in London. Everything changes when the suspicion of being a double agent with Nazi ties hangs over him.
series
crowded room
apple tv+, streaming
First entry. Tom Holland and Amanda Seyfried bring to life thriller Psych that includes references to crime, mystery, mental illness, and an important landmark for the American judicial system. The story takes place in Manhattan in the summer of 1979, where a man is arrested for his involvement in a shooting. During the subsequent interrogation, layers of her past and other revelations emerge.
The creator of the series is Akiva Goldsman (Oscar for the screenplay of the film a brilliant mind) and the inspiration comes from a 1981 biography book signed by Daniel Keyes.
Documentary film
highest mountain in the world
Odyssey, 20:51
Four episodes, each with a pinnacle to explore, make up this documentary series. The journey (weekly) begins in the Himalayas, on the slopes of Everest, the highest peak on the planet. This is followed by a climb to the Alps to see Ben Nevis, Mount Blanc in the Scottish Highlands, and Kilimanjaro, also known as the “Roof of Africa”.
flying carpet
TVCine Edition, 22h
Five hundred years after Portugal became one of the first European countries to sell Persian carpets, director João Mario Grillo made a reverse trip and went to Iran to film this documentary. Purpose: “to take the mat to better understand a vast civilization and culture from which we are cut off by political issues and a colossal lack of understanding”, he explained in 2006, as he was preparing to move to Tehran.
flying carpet Aired as part of the documentaries in Portuguese special, which is shown on Fridays in June and which also includes Tonight at 11 between islands (2021), a study of Azorean insularity by director and anthropologist Amaia Sampsey.
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