A 20-minute fever dream where a crown becomes a weapon of colonial warfare.
During the war of the Portuguese overseas colonies, Íris Maria, an 18-year-old Portuguese girl born on a small island in Mozambique won the titles of Miss Mozambique and Miss Portugal 1972. This is her story.
Direction
Arroyo packs a feature's worth of dread into 20 minutes.
Costume
The sash becomes a noose—literally and visually.
Acting
Quintas' smile curdles in real time; terrifying control.
Director
Renato Arroyo
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The real Miss Portugal 1972, Ana Maria Lucas, was the last crowned before the Carnation Revolution ended the Estado Novo dictatorship—this film reimagines that moment as nightmare.
Arroyo shot on 16mm to mimic period newsreels, then digitally degraded the footage further—making Íris' victory look like evidence in a war crimes tribunal.
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