Acacio

9.5 10
2007
81min

Portuguese

English

Country: Brazil

Original Title: Acácio

This insightful doc follows the extraordinary life of Portuguese artist Acácio Videira, who secretly married in colonial Angola, fled war to Brazil, and bridged three continents over the 20th century.

Portuguese
English
Country: Brazil
Original Title: Acácio

AWARDS: Best Feature Film of Minas Gerais. SESC/SATED Award

OFFICIAL SELECTION: International Film Festival of Rotterdam / BAFICI – Buenos Aires International Film Festival / DocLisboa – International Film Festival / International Film Festival of Guadalajara / SANFIC – Santiago International Film Festival / Festival of Lima – Latin-American Film Encounters / International Film Festival of Latin-American New Cinema / International Film Festival of Las Palmas at Gran Canária / International FilmFest at São Paulo / FilmFest of Tiradentes / Forumdoc.bh – International Documentary and Ethnography Film Festival / Dockanema – Documentary Film Festival / IndieLisboa – International Independent Film Festival / Visions du Réel / Dockanema – Documentary Film Festival of Moçambique / Cine//B Festival

Acacio - One man, three continents, a lifetime of exile

Acácio Videira’s life defies borders. Born in Portugal in 1918, he eloped with his beloved Maria da Conceição to Angola, escaping social restrictions. As colonial tensions erupted into war, the couple fled again—this time to Brazil.

Through their personal journey, Acácio weaves a poetic and political reflection on the scars of colonialism, the human costs of war, and the resilience of those who carry memory across oceans. Artist, husband, migrant—Acácio’s story is that of many, yet utterly singular.