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João Rui Guerra da Mata

  • Writer
  • Art Director
  • Director
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A detective tale that blends film noir, documentary footage and personal travelogue to intoxicating effect.
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The Last Time I Saw Macao (2012)
João Rui Guerra da Mata was born in 1966 in Mozambique. He is a writer and art director, known for The Last Time I Saw Macao (2012), China, China (2007) and As the Flames Rose (2012).
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    • Awards
      • 14 wins & 22 nominations total

    Known for

    The Last Time I Saw Macao (2012)
    The Last Time I Saw Macao
    6.2
    • Writer
    • 2012
    China, China (2007)
    China, China
    6.4
    Short
    • Writer
    • 2007
    As the Flames Rose (2012)
    As the Flames Rose
    5.9
    Short
    • Writer
    • 2012
    Where Is This Street? Or with No Before or After (2022)
    Where Is This Street? Or with No Before or After
    5.7
    • Director
    • 2022

    Credits

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    Writer

    • Afonso's Smile
      • screenplay
      • Filming
    • 13 Alfinetes (2025)
      13 Alfinetes
      2.1
      • writer
      • 2025
    • André Cabral and Mauro da Costa in Will-o'-the-Wisp (2022)
      Will-o'-the-Wisp
      6.0
      • written by
      • 2022
    • Um Quarto na Cidade (2021)
      Um Quarto na Cidade
      4.6
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2021
    • IEC Long (2015)
      IEC Long
      5.8
      Short
      • writer
      • 2015
    • Mahjong (2013)
      Mahjong
      5.2
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2013
    • The Last Time I Saw Macao (2012)
      The Last Time I Saw Macao
      6.2
      • Writer
      • 2012
    • As the Flames Rose (2012)
      As the Flames Rose
      5.9
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2012
    • Red Dawn (2011)
      Red Dawn
      6.2
      Short
      • Writer
      • writer
      • 2011
    • To Die Like a Man (2009)
      To Die Like a Man
      6.4
      • collaborator on screenplay
      • 2009
    • China, China (2007)
      China, China
      6.4
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2007

    Art Director

    • André Cabral and Mauro da Costa in Will-o'-the-Wisp (2022)
      Will-o'-the-Wisp
      6.0
      • art direction
      • 2022
    • Carla Maciel, João Arrais, Matthieu Charneau, and Júlia Palha in Bad Bunny (2017)
      Bad Bunny
      6.3
      Short
      • Art Director
      • 2017
    • The Ornithologist (2016)
      The Ornithologist
      6.2
      • Art Director
      • 2016
    • Goodnight, Cinderella (2014)
      Goodnight, Cinderella
      6.9
      Short
      • Art Director
      • 2014
    • Mariana Sampaio in Morning of Saint Anthony's Day (2012)
      Morning of Saint Anthony's Day
      5.8
      Short
      • Art Director
      • 2012
    • Efeitos Secundários (2011)
      Efeitos Secundários
      6.2
      • Art Director
      • 2011
    • Carne (2010)
      Carne
      5.5
      Short
      • art supervisor
      • 2010
    • To Die Like a Man (2009)
      To Die Like a Man
      6.4
      • Art Director
      • 2009
    • China, China (2007)
      China, China
      6.4
      Short
      • Art Director
      • 2007
    • A Rapariga no Espelho
      6.6
      Short
      • Art Director
      • 2004
    • O Fantasma (2000)
      O Fantasma
      5.7
      • Art Director
      • 2000

    Director

    • 13 Alfinetes (2025)
      13 Alfinetes
      2.1
      • Director
      • 2025
    • Where Is This Street? Or with No Before or After (2022)
      Where Is This Street? Or with No Before or After
      5.7
      • Director
      • 2022
    • Um Quarto na Cidade (2021)
      Um Quarto na Cidade
      4.6
      Short
      • Director
      • 2021
    • IEC Long (2015)
      IEC Long
      5.8
      Short
      • Director
      • 2015
    • Mahjong (2013)
      Mahjong
      5.2
      Short
      • Director
      • 2013
    • The Last Time I Saw Macao (2012)
      The Last Time I Saw Macao
      6.2
      • co-director
      • 2012
    • As the Flames Rose (2012)
      As the Flames Rose
      5.9
      Short
      • Director
      • 2012
    • Red Dawn (2011)
      Red Dawn
      6.2
      Short
      • Director
      • 2011
    • China, China (2007)
      China, China
      6.4
      Short
      • Director
      • 2007

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    Personal details

    • Alternative names
      • João Rui
    • Born
      • 1966
      • Mozambique

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