Will-o'-the-Wisp (2022)

Original title

Fogo-Fátuo

Directed by

João Pedro Rodrigues

Genre

musical film

Country

France, Portugal

Runtime

1h 07m

Rated

NR

Rating

6.0 of 10 from 26 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A prince who cares about the environment decides to become a firefighter. He surprises his family and finds love with a colleague at the firehouse.

whimsicalplayfulupbeatlightheartedmusicalromanticeccentricenergetic

What happens

Will-o'-the-Wisp (Portuguese: Fogo-Fátuo) is a 2022 Portuguese musical romantic comedy film directed by João Pedro Rodrigues. The film stars Mauro Costa as Alfredo, the crown prince of Portugal whose passion for the environment leads him to become a fireman, where he falls in love with colleague Afonso (André Cabral). The film contains a number of choreographed dance numbers set in the firehouse, and includes references such as Alfredo directly quoting parts of Greta Thunberg's 2019 speech to the United Nations when trying to defend his choice to his disapproving family. The film's cast also includes Joel Branco, Oceano Cruz, Margarida Vila-Nova, Miguel Loureiro, Dinis Vila-Nova, Luisa Castelo Branco, Vasco Redondo, Teresa Madruga, Ana Bustorff, João Mota, Paulo Bragança, Anabela Moreira, Raquel Rocha Vieira, Cláudia Jardim, Joana Barrios and João Villas-Boas. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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