Auto de Fé

2025 · Director/Writer

Samuel, a priest who secretly takes part in illegal fights, kills an opponent during a match. When he discovers the young man is the son of D. Teresa, a respected local parishioner, Samuel is consumed by guilt. Later, in the confessional, his childhood friend Fernando approaches him to deliver the promised payment, deepening Samuel’s moral conflict.

Cinema Bachelor’s — Lusófona University

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The Series

Auto de Fé was conceived as a five-episode drama, twelve minutes each, built around guilt and duality. For the Cinema bachelor’s at Universidade Lusófona, only the pilot was produced. Samuel, a 32-year-old priest, tries to balance his religious vocation with a traumatic accident from the illegal fights he secretly takes part in. After killing an opponent, his internal conflict deepens when he discovers the victim is the son of D. Teresa, a local parishioner. As his guilt grows, Samuel starts to lose control, and his priestly life unravels. Unstable and pulled by his other side, he is drawn back into the fighting world by his childhood friend Fernando. While Samuel gives the victim’s funeral mass, D. Teresa mourns her son — and Samuel eventually confesses the crime he committed.

Auto de Fé — impacto Auto de Fé — retrato

Characters

Samuel, 32, is a priest secretly living a double life as an illegal fighter. D. Teresa, 67, is a devoted parishioner who sees Samuel as the son she always wanted. Fernando, 33, is Samuel’s childhood best friend and a toxic pull back into the fights. Joel is Samuel’s opponent in the ring — and D. Teresa’s son.

José P. Miguel