''Five Days, Five Nights'' () is a 1996 Portuguese film directed by José Fonseca e Costa, starring Paulo Pires and

Vítor Norte Vítor Norte (born 29 January 1951) is a Portuguese actor. He won the Portuguese Golden Globe award for best actor three times. In 2002, he appeared in, and won, season 2 of the Portuguese reality television show ''Celebrity Big Brother''. B ...

. It is based on a novel written by

Álvaro Cunhal Álvaro Barreirinhas Cunhal (; 10 November 1913 – 13 June 2005) was a Portuguese communist revolutionary and politician. He was one of the major opponents of the dictatorial regime of the '' Estado Novo''. He served as secretary-general of the P ...

under the pseudonym ''Manuel Tiago''. David Stratton of ''

Variety Variety may refer to: Arts and entertainment Entertainment formats * Variety (radio) * Variety show, in theater and television Films * ''Variety'' (1925 film), a German silent film directed by Ewald Andre Dupont * ''Variety'' (1935 film), ...

'' wrote "A languidly paced escape adventure in which suspense potential is abandoned to focus on the relationship between a youthful escapee and his cynical guide, ''Five Days, Five Nights'' is a visually impressive but dramatically lightweight affair".

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* 1996 drama films Films produced by Paulo Branco Golden Globes (Portugal) winners Portuguese drama films 1990s Portuguese-language films Films scored by António Pinho Vargas Portuguese-language drama films {{Portugal-film-stub