"Kilas" (a Portuguese misrepresentation of the English word "killers") is the nickname of a petty con-man who gets involved with a deadly ring of spies.
Acting
Mário Viegas oozes desperate charm as the hapless Kilas.
Direction
Fonseca e Costa captures Lisbon's seedy 80s underbelly.
Director
José Fonseca e Costa
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Made during Portugal's post-Carnation Revolution era, the film reflects anxieties about foreign influence and criminal opportunism in a newly democratized society.
The title's deliberate misspelling 'Kilas' came from a production error that director Fonseca e Costa kept because it perfectly captured the protagonist's incompetence.
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