Projecto Global

Projecto Global
Projecto Global
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Ivo M. Ferreira
Screenplay by	Ivo M. Ferreira; Hélder Beja;
Produced by	Luís Urbano; Sandro Aguilar; Donato Rotunno;
Starring	Jani Zhao; Rodrigo Tomás; José Pimentão;
Cinematography	Vasco Viana
Edited by	Sandro Aguilar
Music by	Nik Bohnenberger; Eva Aguilar;
Production; companies	O Som e a Fúria; Tarantula;
Distributed by	NOS Audiovisuais
Release dates	1 February 2026 (IFFR); 23 April 2026 (Portugal);
Countries	Portugal; Luxembourg;
Language	Portuguese

Projecto Global is a 2026 political thriller film directed by Ivo M. Ferreira. It stars Jani Zhao alongside Rodrigo Tomás and José Pimentão.

Plot

Set in Lisbon against the backdrop of 1980s post-revolutionary Portugal, the plot follows the clandestine activities of Rosa and other members of FP-25, a far-left militant group.^[1]^[2]

Cast

Jani Zhao as Rosa^[3]
Rodrigo Tomás as Jaime^[3]
Isac Graça as Queiroz^[3]
João Catarré as Balela^[3]
Gonçalo Waddington as Amanuense^[3]
Leo Zhao Ferreira^[3]
José Pimentão as Marlow^[3]

Production

The film is a Portuguese-Luxembourgish co-production by O Som e a Fúria and Tarantula.^[3] It had a budget north of €5 million.^[4]

Release

Selected in the 'Big Screen Competition' of the 55th International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR),^[5] the film landed its world premiere on 1 February 2026.^[4] Distributed by NOS Audiovisuais,^[4] It was released theatrically in Portugal on 23 April 2026.^[6]

Reception

Olivia Popp of Cineuropa assessed that "although the film is arguably too long, Projecto Global grows more compelling as it goes on".^[3]

Lee Marshall of ScreenDaily considered the "tasty, sexy headlong gallop" to be as "self-aware as One Battle After Another in the way it draws cinematic energy from the blend of romance, jeopardy, frustration, treachery and buffoonery that is inherent in the life of a clandestine operative".^[2]

References

↑ "Filme RTP Antena 1: "Projecto Global", de Ivo Ferreira". RTP (in European Portuguese). 17 April 2026. Retrieved 6 June 2026.
1 2 Marshall, Lee (2 February 2026). "'Projecto Global' review: Dynamic Portuguese drama stars an impressive Jani Zhao as real-life 1980s rebel". ScreenDaily.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Popp, Olivia (4 February 2026). "Review: Projecto Global". Cineuropa.
1 2 3 Santos, Cátia (17 March 2026). ""Projecto Global", de Ivo M. Ferreira, chega às salas de cinema portuguesas no dia 23 de abril". Cinema Sétima Arte (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 6 June 2026.
↑ Szalai, Georg (30 January 2026). "In Political Thriller 'Projecto Global,' a Revolutionary Movement Loses Sight of Its Purpose (Exclusive Rotterdam Clips)". The Hollywood Reporter.
↑ Mendes, José Vieira (25 April 2026). ""Projecto Global": Entre a ferida e o fogo". Visão (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 6 June 2026.

[1] "Filme RTP Antena 1: "Projecto Global", de Ivo Ferreira". RTP (in European Portuguese). 17 April 2026. Retrieved 6 June 2026.

[marshall-2] 1 2 Marshall, Lee (2 February 2026). "'Projecto Global' review: Dynamic Portuguese drama stars an impressive Jani Zhao as real-life 1980s rebel". ScreenDaily.

[cineuropa-3] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Popp, Olivia (4 February 2026). "Review: Projecto Global". Cineuropa.

[santos-4] 1 2 3 Santos, Cátia (17 March 2026). ""Projecto Global", de Ivo M. Ferreira, chega às salas de cinema portuguesas no dia 23 de abril". Cinema Sétima Arte (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 6 June 2026.

[5] Szalai, Georg (30 January 2026). "In Political Thriller 'Projecto Global,' a Revolutionary Movement Loses Sight of Its Purpose (Exclusive Rotterdam Clips)". The Hollywood Reporter.

[6] Mendes, José Vieira (25 April 2026). ""Projecto Global": Entre a ferida e o fogo". Visão (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 6 June 2026.

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