“Alternatives Routes - Viseu Garage's Rock Echoes from the 80s and 90s"
Rui Mota Pinto
“Alternatives Routes” is a documentary by Rui Mota Pinto that highlights the musical diversity of a city, celebrating it and expanding its history through textual, sonic, and visual narratives that may inspire new generations. A portrait of Viseu’s alternative music scene, which reached its peak in the 1980s and 1990s, where musicians, radio hosts, programmers, and other music enthusiasts are invited to speak and reflect on their experiences and defining moments throughout these decades.”
Festivals selections:
2026
world premiere…
Créditos:
FILM PRODUCTION
Gira Sol Azul
DIRECTOR
Rui Mota Pinto
DIRECTOR’S ASSISTANT
Ana Bento e Priscilla Fontoura
ILLUSTRATIONS
Beatriz Rodrigues
GRAPHICS
Priscilla Fontoura
EDITING
Priscilla Fontoura
INTERVIEWS
Catarina Machado
CAMERA
Rui Mota Pinto
SOUND CAPTURE
Gustavo Dinis e Tomás Gamboa
SOUND EDITING AND MIXING
Gustavo Dinis
PRODUCTION MANAGER
Ana Bento
PRODUCTION ASSISTANT
Sílvia Santos
TRANSLATION AND SUBTITLING
Olívia Pinto e Priscilla Fontoura
PHOTOS, FLYERS and POSTERS
courtesy of Ana Póvoas, Beatriz Rodrigues,
Bruno Pinto, César Zembla, José Rocha,
Miguel Seixas, Nuno Polónio, Pedro Sales,
Ricardo Ramos, Sandra Rodrigues
Bastardos do Cardeal no The Day After, 1987 – photos by Nuno Tudela
courtesy of the artist
DISTRIBUTION
Querelle Films
Key Cast
A. Luis Vaz Patto
O Imundo Decôro, PIDE
(Portas Infectas Da Eternidade), Bastardos do Cardeal,
TV Toxina, Lucille Ball, Major Alvega
Victor Vicente
Humanoid Kids, PIDE (Portas Infectas da Eternidade),
Bastardos do Cardeal, Mariano Cala-te, Pálido Homem,
TV Toxina, Shiver
César Zembla
The Great Lesbian Show, Volcano Skin
O Quarto 101 (made by Nuno Tudela)/Rádio Escala
Viseu fora d’horas (with Jorge Humberto/ Rádio Viriato
radio program ‘Merceria moderna’ at Viseu fora d’horas/Rádio Vouzela
Ricardo Ramos
Pesadelo Crónico, Alta-Mente, Macambúzio 666, Funny Bunny, Puny,
Gibberish, Coração de Alcatrão,
An Octopus In The Bathtub, Cloudland, The Dirty Coal Train, DeCanja, Tiger Picnic,
Bastardos do Cardeal e The Anxiety Disorders
Viseu Demo Tapes (record collection)
Beatriz Rodrigues
Muses Land, Stone Yard, Smug, Huckleberry Finn,
No No, The Dirty Coal Train, DeCanja e Tiger Picnic
Miguel Seixas
Gibberish, Losing Respect, Just For One Day
associação Fora de Rebanho
Nuno Polónio
Tráfico Alternativo /RCI e Viritato FM
António Baptista
Angriff, Basalto, Tvmvlo
associação Fora de Rebanho
Pedro Sales
Inércia, Luna Celta, Verniz, On|A|Plain, Zurrapa
associação Fora do Rebanho
Rui Costa
Inércia, Madame Limousine, On|A|Plain, Dr. Dolotov, Behind the Red Giant
associação Fora de Rebanho
Paulo Correia
Troik, Soap Bubbles, Smug, No No
Ana Bento
Smug, No No
Fernando Rodrigues
Suaves Revoluções /Rádio Escala, Rádio No Ar
Ângelo Almeida
Major Alvega, Selector, La Carole
Luís Miguel
TV Toxina, Dead Corporation
Carlos Seixas
Dead Corporation
Rui ‘Tigrão’ Gomes
O Ritual do Tigre/RCI, 120 Tigres/RCI, Sham Rock/RCI,
Estação Alternativa/Estação Diária
Big Big Tiger Records (label)
Baton
Mancebos
Anabela Albuquerque
Mancebos
Miguel Maia
Old Skull In
associação Fora de Rebanho
Júlio Nery
The Mob, Shiver
Júlio Barbosa
Gibberish e First Degree
Ricardo Sá Ferreira
Gibberish
Bruno Pinto
Lifeblind, The Scarecrow
Miguel Cristo
The Scarecrow, Shiver, M.A.D., Bulldozer e Primal
Adrenalina (label)
Ana Póvoas
Duas de Peso /Rádio Voz de Mangualde
José Rocha
Psycho Creep, Donnergott e Angriff
Sons Radicais/ Radio Voz de Mangualde e Viriato Fm
Hard Metal Fest Mangualde
Carlos Santos
Templo do Rock /Rádio Voz de Mangualde,
Rádio Universitária do Algarve,
Rádio Templo do Rock e Rádio Dão Digital
Brunex
associação Fora de Rebanho
António Fonseca
Chunga’s Revenge, Capitão Veneno, Nexo, Zurrapa
Nuno Mendonça
Zurrapa, Tvmvlo, Spiral Sputnik, Basalto