Welket Bungué

Welket Bungué (Guiné-Bissau, 7 February 1988) is a Portuguese-Guinean actor and director.

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DIRECTION:  João Azevedo  •  Luís Lobo
CAST:  Ricardo Borges  •  francisco campos  •  Glória de Matos  •  Francisco Pestana

Quarta Divisão (2013)

The film tells the story of Martin, a child of nine years, who one day disappears from private school where he studied. Police mounted a major search operation across the city to find him. All hypotheses are possible: What happened?  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joaquim Leitão
CAST:  Carla Chambel  •  Cristina Câmara  •  Paulo Pires  •  Adriano Luz

The film tells the story of Martin, a child of nine years, who one day disappears from private school where he studied. Police mounted a major search operation across the city to find him. All hypotheses are possible: What happened?  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joaquim Leitão
CAST:  Carla Chambel  •  Cristina Câmara  •  Paulo Pires  •  Adriano Luz

Letters from War (2016)

In 1971, António Lobo Antunes' life is brutally interrupted when he is drafted into the Portuguese Army to serve as a doctor in one of the worst zones of the Colonial War – the East of Angola. Away from everything dear he writes letters to his wife while he is ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ivo M. Ferreira
CAST:  Miguel Nunes  •  Margarida Vila-Nova  •  Ricardo Pereira  •  João Pedro Vaz

In 1971, António Lobo Antunes' life is brutally interrupted when he is drafted into the Portuguese Army to serve as a doctor in one of the worst zones of the Colonial War – the East of Angola. Away from everything dear he writes letters to his wife while he is ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ivo M. Ferreira
CAST:  Miguel Nunes  •  Margarida Vila-Nova  •  Ricardo Pereira  •  João Pedro Vaz

A Ilha dos Cães (2017)

Two Angola, the colonial and the contemporary, spaced 60 years, share the curse of a mysterious island. In the past, the epicenter of the tragedy is an evil fortress, tomb of revolutionaries deported from the mainland. In the present, the building of a luxurious ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jorge António
CAST:  Nicolau Breyner  •  Ciomara Morais  •  Júlio Mesquita  •  Ângelo Torres

Two Angola, the colonial and the contemporary, spaced 60 years, share the curse of a mysterious island. In the past, the epicenter of the tragedy is an evil fortress, tomb of revolutionaries deported from the mainland. In the present, the building of a luxurious ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jorge António
CAST:  Nicolau Breyner  •  Ciomara Morais  •  Júlio Mesquita  •  Ângelo Torres

O Leão da Estrela (2015)

The story revolves around Anastácio, a supporter of Leões de Alcochete and Mr. Barata, a supporter of Inferno Futebol Clube. One day, the two teams face each other. Which team will win?  (more)

DIRECTION:  Leonel Vieira
CAST:  Miguel Guilherme  •  Sara Matos  •  Ana Varela  •  Dânia Neto

The story revolves around Anastácio, a supporter of Leões de Alcochete and Mr. Barata, a supporter of Inferno Futebol Clube. One day, the two teams face each other. Which team will win?  (more)

DIRECTION:  Leonel Vieira
CAST:  Miguel Guilherme  •  Sara Matos  •  Ana Varela  •  Dânia Neto

Tejo Mar (2014)

João, a Portuguese performing arts student, is finishing his schooling season in Rio de Janeiro. It’s his last week this side of the ocean and he rediscovers the city he’s been living in for the previous 10 months.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bernard Lessa
CAST:  Welket Bungué  •  Luísa Pitta  •  Silvana Pinto  •  Julia Deccache

João, a Portuguese performing arts student, is finishing his schooling season in Rio de Janeiro. It’s his last week this side of the ocean and he rediscovers the city he’s been living in for the previous 10 months.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bernard Lessa
CAST:  Welket Bungué  •  Luísa Pitta  •  Silvana Pinto  •  Julia Deccache

Alma (2013)

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DIRECTION:  André Braz
CAST:  Alcides Estrela  •  João Neymar  •  Welket Bungué  •  Ciomara Morais

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DIRECTION:  André Braz
CAST:  Alcides Estrela  •  João Neymar  •  Welket Bungué  •  Ciomara Morais

Sisyfos' Dance (2011)

Short film by André Lourenço and Paulo Valente.  (more)

DIRECTION:  André Lourenço  •  Paulo Valente
CAST:  Welket Bungué  •  Graciano Dias  •  Vânia Naia

Short film by André Lourenço and Paulo Valente.  (more)

DIRECTION:  André Lourenço  •  Paulo Valente
CAST:  Welket Bungué  •  Graciano Dias  •  Vânia Naia

Joaquim (2017)

Brazil, 18th century. The colony of Portugal endures a decline in gold production. A Portuguese minority rules over a corrupt and autocratic society. Joaquim is an efficient soldier, famous for capturing gold smugglers. While waiting for his promotion to Lieutenant ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Marcelo Gomes
CAST:  Júlio Machado  •  Isabél Zuaa  •  Rômulo Braga  •  Welket Bungué

Brazil, 18th century. The colony of Portugal endures a decline in gold production. A Portuguese minority rules over a corrupt and autocratic society. Joaquim is an efficient soldier, famous for capturing gold smugglers. While waiting for his promotion to Lieutenant ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Marcelo Gomes
CAST:  Júlio Machado  •  Isabél Zuaa  •  Rômulo Braga  •  Welket Bungué

Body Electric (2017)

Elias is a handsome young deputy manager in a garment factory in São Paulo. When he’s not working, he enjoys casual encounters in the big city. The arrival of a young African, Fernando, on the production line piques his interest and Elias finds himself increasingly ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Marcelo Caetano
CAST:  Kelner Macêdo  •  Lucas Andrade  •  Welket Bungué  •  Georgina Castro

Elias is a handsome young deputy manager in a garment factory in São Paulo. When he’s not working, he enjoys casual encounters in the big city. The arrival of a young African, Fernando, on the production line piques his interest and Elias finds himself increasingly ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Marcelo Caetano
CAST:  Kelner Macêdo  •  Lucas Andrade  •  Welket Bungué  •  Georgina Castro

Berlin Alexanderplatz (2020)

In 2015, thirty year old refugee Francis, the sole survivor of a boat that illegally crossed the Mediterranean, is drawn into Berlin's seedy underbelly.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Burhan Qurbani
CAST:  Jella Haase  •  Martin Wuttke  •  Albrecht Schuch  •  Lena Schmidtke

In 2015, thirty year old refugee Francis, the sole survivor of a boat that illegally crossed the Mediterranean, is drawn into Berlin's seedy underbelly.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Burhan Qurbani
CAST:  Jella Haase  •  Martin Wuttke  •  Albrecht Schuch  •  Lena Schmidtke

Arriaga (2019)

On the shores of Lisbon, Arriaga, a 25 years old boy from a middle-class family of emigrants walks alone through the silent and wrinkled streets by vices of the nightlife. Arriaga deals with his self-destructive alter ego to be accepted among the youth of his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Welket Bungué
CAST:  Mauro Hermínio  •  Bruno Mateus  •  Cleo Tavares  •  Isabél Zuaa

On the shores of Lisbon, Arriaga, a 25 years old boy from a middle-class family of emigrants walks alone through the silent and wrinkled streets by vices of the nightlife. Arriaga deals with his self-destructive alter ego to be accepted among the youth of his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Welket Bungué
CAST:  Mauro Hermínio  •  Bruno Mateus  •  Cleo Tavares  •  Isabél Zuaa

O Sol Nasce Sempre do Mesmo Lado (2013)

Three teenagers, a young couple and a middle-aged man meet on a night that will dramatically mark their lives.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nuno Matos
CAST:  Alexandre Barata  •  Bruno Mateus  •  Welket Bungué  •  Igor Regalla

Three teenagers, a young couple and a middle-aged man meet on a night that will dramatically mark their lives.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nuno Matos
CAST:  Alexandre Barata  •  Bruno Mateus  •  Welket Bungué  •  Igor Regalla

Yellow Country (2018)

In a remote and inhospitable place with its own rules, we follow the journey of a group of women forced into slavery.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dinis M. Costa
CAST:  Welket Bungué  •  Cleo Tavares  •  Marina Leonardo  •  Tomé Quirino

In a remote and inhospitable place with its own rules, we follow the journey of a group of women forced into slavery.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dinis M. Costa
CAST:  Welket Bungué  •  Cleo Tavares  •  Marina Leonardo  •  Tomé Quirino

Jah Intervention (2019)

Considering the research of the Brazilian Forum of Public Security (2017), Black people in Brazil are still more than half of the population of the country. Between 2005 and 2015 the number of black people murdered increased by 18% and this also made us the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Daniel Santos
CAST:  Welket Bungué

Considering the research of the Brazilian Forum of Public Security (2017), Black people in Brazil are still more than half of the population of the country. Between 2005 and 2015 the number of black people murdered increased by 18% and this also made us the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Daniel Santos
CAST:  Welket Bungué

Bastien (2016)

The story of a 24 year-old, who grew up in an institution for six years and returned home of their host family. He lives with his younger brother Zezito and his adoptive grandmother, Dona Angustina.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Welket Bungué
CAST:  Welket Bungué  •  Maria do Céu Guerra  •  Miguel Monteiro  •  Maikel Sani

The story of a 24 year-old, who grew up in an institution for six years and returned home of their host family. He lives with his younger brother Zezito and his adoptive grandmother, Dona Angustina.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Welket Bungué
CAST:  Welket Bungué  •  Maria do Céu Guerra  •  Miguel Monteiro  •  Maikel Sani

I Am Not Pilatus (2019)

'I Am Not Pilatus' is a poetic and artistic manifesto by Welket Bungué. This film reviews the case of police brutality that occurred in Bairro da Jamaica (South Bank, Lisbon) in January 2019. That case shocked the Portuguese and the African diaspora. The film ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Welket Bungué
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'I Am Not Pilatus' is a poetic and artistic manifesto by Welket Bungué. This film reviews the case of police brutality that occurred in Bairro da Jamaica (South Bank, Lisbon) in January 2019. That case shocked the Portuguese and the African diaspora. The film ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Welket Bungué
CAST: 

Why Do You Hate Your Brother? (2020)

Clara and Vítor are two brothers with a troubled relationship, marked by disagreement about the direction to take in relation to the family relic. The relationship will be more shaken by the sudden appearance of an unexpected visitor called Luís.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Pedro Martins  •  Inês Marques
CAST:  Carla Chambel  •  Welket Bungué  •  Carmen Santos  •  João Lobo

Clara and Vítor are two brothers with a troubled relationship, marked by disagreement about the direction to take in relation to the family relic. The relationship will be more shaken by the sudden appearance of an unexpected visitor called Luís.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Pedro Martins  •  Inês Marques
CAST:  Carla Chambel  •  Welket Bungué  •  Carmen Santos  •  João Lobo

Pedro, Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea (2022)

The story of Brazil’s first emperor, returning to Europe on board the English ship Warspite. The trip makes Pedro conquer his fears and face his life from a personal point of view. He goes back in time and relives outstanding moments of his earlier life – since his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Laís Bodanzky
CAST:  Cauã Reymond  •  Victoria Guerra  •  Rita Wainer  •  Luise Heyer

The story of Brazil’s first emperor, returning to Europe on board the English ship Warspite. The trip makes Pedro conquer his fears and face his life from a personal point of view. He goes back in time and relives outstanding moments of his earlier life – since his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Laís Bodanzky
CAST:  Cauã Reymond  •  Victoria Guerra  •  Rita Wainer  •  Luise Heyer

Bustagate (2020)

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DIRECTION:  Welket Bungué
CAST:  Isabél Zuaa  •  Cleo Tavares

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DIRECTION:  Welket Bungué
CAST:  Isabél Zuaa  •  Cleo Tavares
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