Below is an incomplete list of feature films, television films or television series which include events of thePortuguese Colonial War (1961–1974). This list does not include documentaries, short films.[1][2]
| Year | Country | Main title (Alternative title) | Original title (Original script) | Director | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Angola France | Sambizanga | Sarah Maldoror | Drama. Based on a novel The Real Life of Domingos Xavier. | |
| 1974 | Portugal Angola | Maltese, bourgeois and sometimes... | Malteses, burgueses e às vezes... | Artur Semedo | Adventure, Comedy, Crime. |
| 1976 | Portugal | The Ghosts of Alcacer-Kibir | Os Demónios de Alcácer Quibir | José Fonseca e Costa | Drama |
| 1979 | Soviet Union Italy | Life Is Beautiful | La vita è bella Жизнь прекрасна | Grigory Chukhray | Drama. |
| 1979 | Portugal | The Last Soldier | O Último Soldado | Jorge Alves Da Silva | Drama. |
| 1979 | Mozambique | Mueda, Memory and Massacre | Mueda, Memória e Massacre | Ruy Guerra | Drama. |
| Year | Country | Main title (Alternative title) | Original title (Original script) | Director | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Portugal Austria | The Fault | A Culpa | António Victorino de Almeida | Drama, War. |
| 1981 | Portugal | Better Luck Than Death | Antes a Sorte Que Tal Morte | João Matos Silva | Comedy.Carnation Revolution |
| 1985 | Mozambique Yugoslavia | The Time of Leopards | O Tempo dos Leopardos Vreme leoparda | Zdravko Velimirović | Action, Drama, War. |
| 1986 | Portugal | A Portuguese Goodbye | Um Adeus Português | João Botelho | Drama. |
| 1987 | Mozambique | The Wind Blows from the North | O Vento Sopra do Norte | José Cardoso | |
| 1988 | Guinea-Bissau | Those Whom Death Refused | Mortu Nega | Flora Gomes | Drama, War. |
| Year | Country | Main title (Alternative title) | Original title (Original script) | Director | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Portugal Spain France Senegal | No, or the Vain Glory of Command | Non, ou a Vã Glória de Mandar | Manoel de Oliveira | Drama, History, War. |
| 1991 | Portugal Germany | Alex | A Idade Maior | Teresa Villaverde | Drama. |
| 1994 | Netherlands Guinea-Bissau | Xime | Sana Na N'Hada | Drama. | |
| 1995 | Portugal | Ao Sul | Fernando Matos Silva | Drama. | |
| 1999 | Portugal Spain | Inferno | Joaquim Leitão | Action, Crime, Thriller. |
| Year | Country | Main title (Alternative title) | Original title (Original script) | Director | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | France Portugal Spain Italy | April Captains | Capitães de Abril | Maria de Medeiros | Drama, History, War.Salgueiro Maia,Carnation Revolution |
| 2003 | Portugal United Kingdom Luxembourg | The Immortals | Os Imortais | António-Pedro Vasconcelos | Action, Crime, Drama, War. Based on a novel Os Lobos Não Usam Coleira. |
| 2003 | Portugal | Black and white | Preto E Branco | José Carlos de Oliveira | |
| 2004 | Portugal | The Murmuring Coast | A Costa dos Murmúrios | Margarida Cardoso | Drama. Based on a novelA Costa dos Murmúrios. |
| 2006 | Portugal | 20.13: Purgatory | 20,13 Purgatório | Joaquim Leitão | Drama, Mystery, War. |
| Year | Country | Main title (Alternative title) | Original title (Original script) | Director | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Angola Portugal Brazil | The Great Kilapy | O Grande Kilapy | Zézé Gamboa | Comedy, Crime, Drama. |
| 2013 | Switzerland France Portugal | Longwave | Les Grandes Ondes (à l'ouest) As Ondas de Abril | Lionel Baier | Comedy, Drama, History.Carnation Revolution |
| 2016 | Portugal Germany | Letters from War | Cartas da Guerra | Ivo Ferreira | Drama. Based on a novel D'este viver aqui neste papel descripto: Cartas da guerra. |
| 2016 | United Kingdom | Mona | Onuora Abuah | History, Thriller. |
| Year | Country | Main title (Alternative title) | Original title (Original script) | Director | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Portugal | War | Guerra | José Oliveira Marta Ramos Mariana Parasense | Drama. |
| 2021 | Portugal | The Sound That Descends to Earth | O Som Que Desce na Terra | Sérgio Graciano | Drama. |
| 2022 | Portugal France Angola | Tommy Guns | Nação Valente | Carlos Conceição | Adventure, Drama, War. |
| 2022 | Portugal | Salgueiro Maia: The Implicated | Salgueiro Maia - O Implicado | Sérgio Graciano | Biography, Drama.Salgueiro Maia |
| 2023 | Guinea-Bissau France Portugal Angola | Nome | Sana Na N'Hada | Drama, War. | |
| 2024 | Portugal | Your Face Will Be the Last | O Teu Rosto Será o Último | Luís Filipe Rocha | Drama. Based on a novel O Teu Rosto Será o Último. |
| Year | Country | Main title (Alternative title) | Original title (Original script) | Director | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Portugal Angola | The Dogs' Island | A Ilha dos Cães | Jorge António | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Horror. |
| Year | Country | Main title (Alternative title) | Original title (Original script) | Director | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Portugal | Once Upon a Time There Was an Ensign | Era Uma Vez Um Alferes | Luís Filipe Costa | Drama. Based on a novel Era uma vez um Alferes. |
| Year | Country | Main title (Alternative title) | Original title (Original script) | Director | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Portugal | Salgueiro Maia - The Implicated: The Series | Salgueiro Maia - O Implicado: A Série | Sérgio Graciano | Biography, Drama.Salgueiro Maia |