代表葡萄牙参赛奥斯卡的《一千零一夜》二部曲《一千零一夜II：孤独之人》，不同首部曲的天马行空，改以沉稳的叙事反映社会现实，透过小狗「迪克西」的角度，看尽现代人的冷漠与伪善， 富饶趣味地包装社会议题，同时为寂寞带来全新语言。狗儿充满灵性、惊喜的表现，毫无悬念地夺得本届坎城影展「狗狗金棕榈」奖，超级吸睛。

Drowning in debt, unemployed boxer Jorge is on the verge of losing his young son and his Brazilian wife. He is one of shocking amounts of Portuguese families and companies unable to repay their loans in the time of European troika bailout measures. Jorge needs to pay off his debts and convince his unhappy wife to not leave Portugal to make a living. Due to his intimidating phys...

「一千零一夜」最终曲《一千零一夜III：迷醉之人》，皇后雪哈拉莎德再次现身，因担心失去说故事的能力，计画逃离皇宫，并述说最后的故事。米格尔戈麦斯改以文字说明故事背景，将影像赋予诗意，令此片富有文学性与民族色彩，并透过纪录片式的观察，呈现荒谬之中的凄凉写实，为当代葡萄牙留下了不可言喻的浮世意象。