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Ubu, instigated by his wife, murders King Venceslau and usurps the throne of Poland. Intoxicated by power, this grotesque and coward character conducts his reign in an absurd and cruel way, leading his kingdom to ruin. A cinematographic adaptation of Alfred Jarry’s play, a political satire that, cyclically, turns to the reality of world politics.Read moreLess
Ubu, instigated by his wife, murders King Venceslau and usurps the throne of Poland. Intoxicated by power, this grotesque and coward character conducts his reign in an absurd and cruel way, leading his kingdom to ruin. A cinematographic adaptation of Alfred Jarry’s play, a political satire that, cyclically, turns to the reality of world politics.
The story
Ubu, instigated by his wife, murders King Venceslau and usurps the throne of Poland. Intoxicated by power, this grotesque and coward character conducts his reign in an absurd and cruel way, leading his kingdom to ruin. A cinematographic adaptation of Alfred Jarry’s play, a political satire that, cyclically, turns to the reality of world politics.
Cast & crew
Miguel LoureiroMestre Ubu
Isabel AbreuSra. Ubu
Sérgio SilvaRei Venceslau
Dinarte BrancoCapitão Bostal
Vicente GilBardalau
Salvador GilLadislau
Laura FredericoRainha Rosimunda
Álvaro CorreiaEscrivão
Tónan QuitoEstanislonas Lychadisky
Valdemar SantosCamponês
João GrossoTzarExplore the crew
- Director
- Paulo Abreu
- Writer
- Paulo Abreu
- Writer
- André Gil Mata
- Producer
- Filipa Reis
- Director of Photography
- Jorge Quintela