João Canijo
b. 1957 — d. 2026 (aged 69)
Porto, Portugal
Actor
Director
Writer
João Canijo is a Portuguese film director. His film Get a Life was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival. His 2011 film Blood of My Blood was selected as the Portuguese entry for the Best Foreign Language Oscar at the 85th Academy Awards, but it did not make the final shortlist.
Known For
Filmography
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Daniella
2025 Actor
Pai
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★ 7.6
Hotel do Rio
2024 Director
Writer
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★ 6.3
O Pomar
2024 Actor
Pai
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★ 6.8
Bad Living
2023 Director
Writer
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★ 6.9
Living Bad
2023 Director
Writer
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★ 5.9
Fojos
2020 Director
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★ 6.8
Fátima
2017 Director
Writer
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★ 6.8
Fátima: Caminhos da Alma
2017 Director
Writer
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★ 7.3
Diário das Beiras
2017 Director
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★ 4.9
Los Barcos
2016 Actor
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★ 5.7
O Dia do Meu Casamento
2016 Actor
Director
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★ 4.7
Here in Lisbon
2015 Actor
(segment: Los Barcos)
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★ 6.4
Portugal - Um Dia de Cada Vez
2015 Director
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★ 6.4
É o Amor
2013 Director
Writer
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★ 5.1
Raul Brandão Era Um Grande Escritor...
2012 Director
Writer
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★ 6.1
Obrigação
2012 Director
Writer
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★ 7.3
Blood of My Blood
2011 Director
Writer
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★ 7.2
The Actor's Work
2011 Director
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★ 7.3
Lusitania Illusion
2010 Director
Writer
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★ 6.7
Misbegotten
2007 Director
Writer
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★ 6.5
Mãe Há Só Uma
2006 Director
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★ 6.7
In the Darkness of the Night
2004 Director
Writer
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Fugas.pt
2003 Director
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A Audição
2002 Director
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★ 6.7
Get a Life
2001 Director
Writer
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★ 6.9
Too Late
2000 Writer
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★ 5.6
Sapatos Pretos
1998 Director
Writer
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★ 7.7
Sai da Minha Vida
1996 Director
Writer
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★ 7.9
Cluedo
1995 Director
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★ 7.1
Lisbon Story
1994 Actor
Crook
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★ 6.8
Alentejo Sem Lei
1991 Director
Writer
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★ 5.4
Lovely Child
1990 Director
Writer
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Crimes do Coração
1989 Writer
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★ 6.4
Three Less Me
1988 Director
Writer
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Cinemagazine
1988 Self
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★ 6.7
Ninguém Duas Vezes
1984 Writer
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A Meio Amor
1984 Director
Writer
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Encenação
Director
Writer
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As Ucranianas
Director
Writer