The Palace of Citizens

Rui Pires

Documentary / HD / 123' / 2024

Faced with the widening gap between citizens and power, and after an economic crisis that has seriously affected social cohesion, this film gives us an unprecedented glimpse of how citizens build a society from inside a parliament, a Citizens’ Palace, providing a pertinent reflection, often contradictory and complex, on the essence of democracy.


SCENARIO, Directing and Editing Rui Pires Cinematography Pedro Castanheira Sound Rui Pires, Bernardo Theriaga, Paulo Lima DRAMATURGY Patrícia de Brito, Pedro Miguel Santos Sound Editing Paulo Lima Sound Mix Nuno Carvalho Colorist Paulo Menezes, Andreia Bertini Producers Cláudia Regina, Rui Pires, Patrícia de Brito

Partners

CO-PRODUCTION MONOMITO Argumentistas

Awards

Max Award - For Best Portuguese Competition Film - Doclisboa, Portugal'24

Festivals

Doclisboa, Portugal'24
Dokumentarfilmwoche Hamburg, Germany'25
Festival Cinematográfico de Uruguay, Uruguay'25
12ª Semana de Cine Portugués, Argentina'25

Exhibitions

Casa do Cinema Coimbra, Coimbra'25
Cinema Ideal, Lisboa'25
Cinema Fernando Lopes, Lisboa'25
UCI Arrábida, Porto'25
Museu do Neorealismo, Vila Franca de Xira'25
Cinema NOS Fórum Madeira, Funchal'25
Cineclube RONCA, Elvas'25
Doclisboa Extension, Macau'25