April 10 - 19, 2026

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João Nuno Pinto

18 Buracos para o Paraíso

PT/IT/AR 2025, 108'

with: Francisca Margarida Marinho, Catarina Beatriz Batarda, Susana Rita Cabaço

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12.04.

15:15 Kassa

Wed

15.04.

21:00 Kassa

Credits

Director  João Nuno Pinto
Script  Fernanda Polacow
DOP  Kamil Plocki 
Editing  Rosario Suárez & João Nuno Pinto 
Score  Ginevra Nervi
Production  Wonder Maria Filmes, Albolina Film, Aurora Cine
Produzent*in  Producer Andreia Nunes, Co-producers Roberto Cavallini, Debora Nischler, Laura Huberman, Ramiro Pavón
Distribution  Trent Film
Premiere  Tallinn Black Nights - Main Competition 2025
Set design  Isabel Branco
Costume  Lucha D’Orey
Sound Design  Tiago Raposinho
Make Up  Marija Pavlovic

Filmography

América (2010)

Mosquito (2020)

A family gathers in southern Portugal to debate what to do with Dad’s house. Affection quickly turns to conflict as a wildfire destroys the region. 18 Holes to Paradise explores family, society, and the flames - literal and metaphorical - of greed, progress, and human fragility.

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Credits

Director  João Nuno Pinto
Script  Fernanda Polacow
DOP  Kamil Plocki 
Editing  Rosario Suárez & João Nuno Pinto 
Score  Ginevra Nervi
Production  Wonder Maria Filmes, Albolina Film, Aurora Cine
Produzent*in  Producer Andreia Nunes, Co-producers Roberto Cavallini, Debora Nischler, Laura Huberman, Ramiro Pavón
Distribution  Trent Film
Premiere  Tallinn Black Nights - Main Competition 2025
Set design  Isabel Branco
Costume  Lucha D’Orey
Sound Design  Tiago Raposinho
Make Up  Marija Pavlovic

Filmography

América (2010)

Mosquito (2020)

Director

João Nuno Pinto - 1969 MZ

João Nuno Pinto (1969), born in Mozambique and moved to Portugal at age five, studied directing at the New York Film Academy. After working as an art director and directing commercials, he gained attention with his debut feature América (2010), portraying contemporary Portugal through the eyes of illegal immigrants. Mosquito (2020) was inspired by his grandfather’s life. He is now based in Lisbon.