''Will-o'-the-Wisp'' () is a 2022 Portuguese musical romantic comedy film, directed by

João Pedro Rodrigues João Pedro Rodrigues (born 24 August 1966) is a Portuguese film director. He is considered to be part of The School of Reis. Career Having studied at the School of Theatre and Cinema of Portugal, Rodrigues started his career as an assistant di ...

.David Katz
"Review: Will-o’-the-Wisp"
''Cineuropa'', 31 May 2022. The film stars Mauro Costa as Alfredo, the crown prince of Portugal whose passion for the environment leads him to become a

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, where he falls in love with colleague Afonso (André Cabral). The film contains a number of choreographed dance numbers set in the firehouse, and includes references such as Alfredo directly quoting parts of

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's 2019 speech to the

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when trying to defend his choice to his disapproving family. The film's cast also includes Joel Branco, Oceano Cruz,

Margarida Vila-Nova Margarida Vila-Nova (born 6 June 1983) is a Portuguese actress. She had her first appearances in television in the programs of Filipe La Féria for RTP (1990 - Grande Noite, 1994 - Cabaret). She received formation in the theater with Michael ...

, Miguel Loureiro, Dinis Vila-Nova, Luisa Castelo Branco, Vasco Redondo,

Teresa Madruga Teresa Madruga (born 18 March 1953) is a Portuguese actress. She has appeared in 71 films and television shows since 1977. She starred in the 1983 film '' In the White City'', which was entered into the 33rd Berlin International Film Festival. ...

, Ana Bustorff, João Mota, Paulo Bragança, Anabela Moreira, Raquel Rocha Vieira, Cláudia Jardim, Joana Barrios and João Villas-Boas.

Distribution

The film premiered in the

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program at the

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. It was subsequently screened at the Brussels International Film Festival, where it was the winner of the Grand Prix in the Directors' Week program. It had its North American premiere at the

2022 Toronto International Film Festival The 47th annual Toronto International Film Festival was held from September 8 to 18, 2022. The 2022 festival was staged primarily in-person; a small selection of films were offered on the Digital TIFF Bell Lightbox platform, but this represente ...

.Nicole Thompson
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'', 4 August 2022.

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