Friday on TV: Nostalgia, Lima Duarte’s 94th birthday, and Steve Martin | Television

MOVIE THEATER

Blade Runner 2046
AXN Movies, 9:10 p.m.

California, 2046. In this world there are blade runners, Police agents specialized in distinguishing and capturing replicants – humanoids artificially created to be used as slaves – from real human beings. That’s when he decides to look for Rick Deckard, a missing former blade runner. Directed by Denis Villeneuve, it is the sequel to one of the most important science fiction titles of all time, Blade Runnerby Ridley Scott.

You Have to Come See Her
RTP2, 10:51 pm

Directed by Spaniard Jonás Trueba, this 2022 medium-length film tells us about two young Spanish couples who arrange a meeting at the recently purchased house of one of them, located on the outskirts of Madrid. Here is a portrait of the four’s friendship, somewhat forced by the insistence of the visit. Shot over eight days (three in winter and five in spring), the film features performances by actors Vito Sanz, Itsaso Arana, Francesco Carril and Irene Escolar.

Nostalgia
RTP1, 00:55

After four decades living in Egypt, where she married and converted to Islam, Felice Lasco returns to Rione Sanità, a neighborhood located in the center of Naples, Italy. There, he finds his mother, elderly and sick, as well as a world that is almost unrecognizable to him, in which a great childhood friend has become part of a criminal organization. Directed by Mario Martone, this drama is based on the novel of the same name by writer Ermanno Rea (1927-2016). It was in competition at Cannes and won four Nastro d’Argento awards.

The Beautiful Game
Netflix, streaming

Since 1999, the Homeless Word Cup has been held every year, the street football world championship in which homeless people participate. With the support of the championship organization, this film by Thea Sharrock that is now being released tells the story of a coach, played by British Bill Nighy, who wants to win the championship. In the cast, which also includes Micheal Ward and Susan Wokoma, there are six young people from the Portuguese Association CAIS among the countless homeless extras.

SERIES

Nell the Renegade
Disney+, streaming

Sally Wainwright, creator of series such as Happy Valley or Gentleman Jack, is responsible for this period adventure centered on a young 18th century woman who, after being framed for a murder she didn’t commit, becomes a fugitive and the greatest highwayman in the world. country.

DOCUMENTARIES

Madu
Disney+, streaming

In 2020, 11-year-old Nigerian Anthony Madu was filmed dancing ballet barefoot in the rain in Lagos. The video went viral and changed the kid’s life, for example, winning him a scholarship to study. This documentary by Matthew Ogens and Joel Kachi Benson tells their story. Debut.

Tribute – Lima Duarte
Globoplay, streaming

On the day that Lima Duarte celebrates 94 years, Globoplay premieres this episode of the documentary series Tributo focused on the veteran actor who was at the origin of the soap opera in Brazil.

STEVE! (martin)
Apple TV+, streaming

Morgan Neville, Oscar-winning director of 20 Feet from Stardomsigns this two-part documentary about Steve Martin, the legendary comic, actor, writer, screenwriter and banjo player, who has been active since the second half of the 1960s.

CUISINE

Is it Cake?
Netflix, streaming

The Netflix cooking competition hosted by Mikey Day, from Saturday Night Live, in which contestants, to be judged by celebrity jurors, have to make cake replicas of an object. If the jury realizes which of the replicas is a cake, they lose.

CHILDREN

Peter Rabbit – Rabbit on the Loose
SIC, 2:20 pm

2021 sequel to the 2018 adaptation of the saga Peter Rabbit, the rabbit created by Beatrix Potter for children’s literature. Directed by Will Gluck.