If I Were a Thief... I'd Steal(2013)

If I Were a Thief... I'd Steal is a 1920s-set Portuguese film following Vitalino, a young farmer from São Vicente who loses his father to a devastating epidemic. Years later, as the strongest of his siblings, Vitalino inherits his father's responsibilities but finds the village too confining for his ambitions. He decides to emigrate to Brazil, entrusting his sisters with the household. The film weaves Vitalino's story with a parallel narrative exploring filmmaker Paulo Rocha's creative legacy, examining the ghosts and memories that haunt his cinematic vision across decades. A meditation on family, migration, and artistic inheritance set against the backdrop of early twentieth-century Portuguese life.