Without a chance to defend himself, director Ico Costa went from being a recognised winner at IndieLisboa and elsewhere to being labelled a woman abuser, with his films cancelled. It took only one accusation, signed with a woman's name. A woman whom no one has ever seen, with whom no one has spoken, and who, in reality, does not exist. The main suspect behind the false accusation is a man.
One email, a false accusation, a woman who does not exist and a destroyed life: a Portuguese director's fight to prove his innocence
Sunday, 15 March 2026RSS









