DOT.com

Country:	Portugal
Language:	Portuguese
Duration:	103 minutes
Distributor:	M-appeal
Director:	Luís Galvão Teles
Starring:	João Tempera / María Adánez / Marco Delgado
Genre:	Comedy

A tiny village in Portugal is being threatened with a huge lawsuit by a Spanish multinational corporation because the town’s website has the same name as a brand of mineral water the company has trademarked.

Should the picturesque town shut down its site, should it fight the company that has patented the name or should it pay the €500,000 the company demands if it wants to stay online?

A judicial battle begins, and when the international media gets hold of the story the village becomes a cause célèbre pulling in everyone from national politicians to the local priest, who goes so far as to claim that if Jesus were alive he’d have his own website.

A charmingly funny and beautifully filmed comedy that highlights the absurdity of conflicts of rights in cyberspace.

What the Critics say!

WINNER: Audience Award – Coimbra Caminhos do Cinema Português 2008