The Boatman O Barqueiro
Joaquim is released early from prison after sixteen years. Hiding it from his family, he takes on a dangerous job as a boatman ferrying illegal clam-pickers out into the river as a way to buy his estranged daughter the piano he once promised her.
Vila Nova de Gaia - Cineteatro Eduardo Brazão
15h30, 21h30Festivals and awards
Warsaw Film Festival 2026
1-2 Competition
Lecce European Film Festival 2026
Official Selection, In Competition
ArteKino Festival 2026
Competition
São Paulo International Film Festival 2026
New Directors Competition
Cast and crew
Romeu Runa
Miguel Borges
Jani Zhao
Madalena Aragão
Sandra Faleiro
Screenplay Filipa Martins, Vasco Gato, Simão Cayatte
Directed by Simão Cayatte
Produced by Paulo Branco
Image Bartosz Swiniarski
Sound Tomé Palmeirim, Pedro Góis
Editing Micael Espinha
Decors Isabel Branco
Costumes Lucha d'Orey
Executive Producer Ana Pinhão Moura
Delegate Producer Suzana Lemos
A Leopardo Filmes production
In Association with
APM
TRAFFIC
With the financial support of
Instituto do Cinema e do Audiovisual
Fundo de Apoio ao Turismo e ao Cinema
Rádio e Televisão de Portugal
And the support
Câmara Municipal de Setúbal
Administração dos Portos de Setúbal e Sesimbra
