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Master Bruno and the Perfidious Macumbas of the Ball

A controversial witch fights to help A.D.R. Galegos, a football club from Barcelos, win the local Super Cup.

  • Fernando Rocha Oliveira
    Key Cast
    "Master Bruno"
  • Júlio Vilas Boas
    Key Cast
    "Xavier 'Xavi' Botelho"
  • Miguel Linares
    Key Cast
    "Jorge Fernando"
  • André Senra Azevedo
    Key Cast
    "Narrator and interviewer"
  • Dalila Lourenço
    Key Cast
    "Master's patient"
  • Jorge Lourenço
    Key Cast
    "Master's helper"
  • Antony Sousa
    Key Cast
    "Radio commentator"
  • André Senra Azevedo
    Writer
  • André Senra Azevedo
    Producer
  • André Senra Azevedo
    Director
  • Henrique Queirós
    Director of Photography
  • Jorge Lourenço
    Art Director
  • Maria de Abreu
    Costume Designer
  • Adriana Alves
    Hair and Make-Up Artist
  • António Branco
    Sound Director
  • Diogo Teixeira
    Editor
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Mestre Bruno e as Macumbas Pérfidas da Bola
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    Comedy, Mockumentary, Sports
  • Runtime:
    9 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    October 26, 2024
  • Country of Origin:
    Portugal
  • Country of Filming:
    Portugal
  • Language:
    Portuguese
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • HaHaArt Film Festival
    Pombal
    Portugal
    October 26, 2024
    Best National Film
Director Biography - André Senra Azevedo

André Senra Azevedo (born October 26, 1998), also credited simply as André Azevedo, is a Portuguese filmmaker. In 2021, he completed his Master's Degree in Audiovisual Communication - Specialization in Production and Directing at the Escola Superior de Media Artes e Design, in Vila do Conde. In 2022, he premiered "Cecília and Lourenço" at YMOTION - Festival de Cinema Jovem de Famalicão. In 2024, he won the Best National Film award at the HaHaArt Film Festival with the film "Master Bruno and the Perfidious Macumbas of the Ball", having been a jury member at the same festival the following year. In 2025, "TGX" had its world premiere at the Erotic Film Festival Barcelona, having received its national premiere the following year at FEST - New Directors/New Films Festival.

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Director Statement

Master Bruno and the Perfidious Macumbas of the Ball is a 10-minute mockumentary that mixes the themes of football and witchcraft to denounce, in a light and fun tone, the fraud behind those who make money through unscientific and disproven means.