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Rui Simões was born in Lisbon, Portugal, in 1944. Studied cinema and television in Brussels, Belgium, and returned to Portugal in 1974. He directed the documentaries "Deus, Pátria, Autoridade" (1976, 2nd Mostra, 1978) and "The Good People of Portugal" (1980), awarded the Public and Critics Prize at the 4th Mostra (1980). From 1982 onwards, he directed several films, mostly documentaries, and developed educational activities of audiovisual and multimedia training. Simões also directed the short films "Os Meus Espelhos" (2004) and "Viagem a Madrid" (2007), as well as the features "Streets of Sorrow" (2008, 32nd Mostra), "Cova da Moura Island" (2010, 34th Mostra), "Alto Bairro" (2014) and "A Casa" (2017).