Two Times João Liberada

Duas Vezes João Liberada is scheduled for release on June 18, 2026. The film centers on João, an actress based in Lisbon, who is cast in a biopic dramatizing the life of Liberada, a gender-nonconforming individual who faced persecution by the Portuguese Inquisition during the 18th century. As production proceeds, João and the film's director enter into conflict over how Liberada's legacy should be represented on screen. The tension escalates when João begins experiencing dreams haunted by Liberada's ghost, collapsing the boundary between the contemporary shoot and the historical past. The situation reaches a crisis when the director is struck by an unexplained paralysis, leaving the biopic unfinished and João to confront questions about the project's future and her own relationship to Liberada's story.