

Matryoshkas
2026-06-23 · 16 min · ★ 10.0
In a house suspended in time, three women—Lúcia, Madalena, and Dolores—inhabit different layers of the same memory. Driven by curiosity, resistance, and silence, they orbit a love that never came to be, yet continues to unfold within them. Like nested dolls, they reveal and conceal themselves in an intimate cycle where remembering is inevitable and forgetting, an act of survival.
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- Directors
- Maria Antónia
- Production companies
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- Countries
- Portugal
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 1,160
Top Cast
Marina FélixMaria Madalena (Mãe)
Inês AlbuquerqueMaria Lúcia (Filha)
Mila CunhaMaria Dolores (Avó)
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