Luís Filipe Rocha

Born in 1947, Portuguese filmmaker Luís Filipe Rocha graduated in law from the University of Lisbon. After establishing a career in the theatre as an actor, playwright and assistant director, he became interested in the cinema. In 1975 he made several short films for television and in 1976 he directed a documentary, Barronhos - Who Was Afraid of People's Power? His directorial debut in fiction features, A FUGA (1977), screened at international festivals, winning several awards along the way.

Montréal World Film Festival