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The Luminous Life

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At 24, Nicolau feels lost. His dream of becoming a musician fading, his heart still tied to the past. But as spring blooms, comes a quiet promise: it's not too late to start again.

Critics Reviews

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Guy Lodge Variety This droll, delightful romantic comedy is an ode to the good times that can be had amid and around heartache, and the healing that eventually comes out of that very conflict. Jul 10, 2025 Full Review Jordan Mintzer The Hollywood Reporter It’s not much to build a film on, but Rosas sustains our interest through the sincerity of the encounters we witness. Jul 8, 2025 Full Review Wendy Ide Screen International This is a loose-limbed, meandering kind of storytelling that grows organically, like the branches of a tree -- some of which are more fruitful than others. Woven through it all is music and the vibrant chorus of the city in the sunshine. Jul 8, 2025 Full Review Vadim Rizov Filmmaker Magazine Perhaps the film’s greatest pleasure is spending time with 24-year-olds who read books older than themselves and don’t pheremonally emit the desire to either produce or stream content. Jul 17, 2025 Full Review Jamie Dunn The Skinny Rosas’s filmmaking style is as easy-going and charming as his lead character [...] but this breezy portrait of youthful romance is far from lightweight. Rated: 3/5 Jul 8, 2025 Full Review Read all reviews

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Runa R The film unfolds calmly, and we gradually get carried along by the daily life of this 24-year-old young man. At a certain point, it becomes clear how the absence of personal ideals can lead someone to live solely through another person. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 07/09/25 Full Review Read all reviews
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João Rosas

Director

Francisco Melo

Actor

Cécile Matignon

Actor

Margarida Dias

Actor

Federica Balbi

Actor

Gemma Tria

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Synopsis At 24, Nicolau feels lost. His dream of becoming a musician fading, his heart still tied to the past. But as spring blooms, comes a quiet promise: it's not too late to start again.
Director
João Rosas
Producer
Pedro Borges
Screenwriter
João Rosas
Production Co
Midas Films, Les Films de L'Après-Midi
Genre
Comedy, Romance, Drama
Original Language
Portuguese
Runtime
1h 39m