18 Holes to Paradise
by João Nuno Pinto
Logline
In a drought-stricken Portuguese estate, landowners and household staff recount the same story from irreconcilable perspectives, revealing a fractured world on the edge of collapse.
Details
directed by
João Nuno Pinto
Produced by
Wonder Maria Films (Portugal), Andreia Nunes
Co-produced by
Albolina Film (Italy) Roberto Cavallini, Debora Nischler
Aurora Cine (Argentina) Laura Huberman, Ramiro Pavón
Cast
Francisca Margarida Marinho
Catarina Beatriz Batarda
Susana Rita Cabaço
Lourenço Jorge Andrade
Crew
Screenplay: Fernanda Polacow
Editing: Rosario Suárez & João Nuno Pinto
DOP: Kamil Plocki
Music: Ginevra Nervi
Sound design: Tiago Raposinho
Sound: Samuele Zandron
Production design: Isabel Branco
Costumes: Lucha D’Orey
Make-Up: Marija Pavlovic
Casting: Ricardo Moura
With the support
Festivals & Awards
2025
Tallinn Black Nights 2025 – Official Competition
Mar del Plata IFF – Official Competition
2026
Bolzano (Italy)
Olà Paris (France)
Guadalajara (Mexico) – International Competition
