Movies with Luísa Cruz

Luísa Cruz is a rising star of Portuguese cinema, captivating audiences with her raw emotional intensity and chameleonic versatility. From poignant historical dramas to gritty contemporary thrillers, she has proven herself an actor of remarkable range and depth. Cruz's breakout came in 2022 with a pair of critically acclaimed performances - as the troubled title character in the psychological thriller Pê, and as a young woman caught in the turmoil of the Portuguese Revolution in Pedro, Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea. In both films, she displayed a remarkable emotional transparency, drawing the viewer into her character's inner lives with naturalistic, lived-in portrayals. Since then, Cruz has continued to seek out complex, challenging roles that push the boundaries of her craft. In The Fortunate Ones, she played a struggling single mother with nuance and empathy, while in the World War II drama Field of Blood, she delivered a searing performance as a resistance fighter facing the horrors of occupation. Equally adept at period pieces and modern stories, Cruz imbues each role with a sense of authentic humanity that lingers in the mind long after the credits roll.