The Man Who Stole Portugal

The Man Who Stole Portugal is a darkly comic period heist film currently shooting across multiple locations. Director Thomas Napper helms the project with a script by Richard Galazka, based on Murray Teigh Bloom's 1953 true crime book. James Nelson Joyce leads as Alves Reis, a determined hustler navigating 1920s Lisbon, colonial Angola, and London's elite printing houses to pull off a historic financial con. Emily Fairn plays his wife Maria, with Richard E. Grant and Dominic West in key roles. EMU Films produces, with Michael Elliott at the helm and financing from Moviedrome. Principal photography is underway in the United Kingdom, Portugal, and South Africa. Beta Cinema is handling world sales and launching the project to international buyers at the Cannes Market. The production is actively filming in Liverpool—including at Croxteth Hall and Hamilton Square in Birkenhead—bringing this true story of ambition and deception to the screen.