Abandoning a life of petty crime, David strives to fulfil his life-long ambition to become a professional singer of Fado, Portugal's unique popular folksong. Together with his best friend Adriano, he starts performing on Lisbon's Fado Vadio circuit in order to perfect his craft. Adriano's strong voice swiftly brings him attention and paid gigs, whilst David struggles. So, David decides to enter the annual Fado Competition and to sing one of his own poems in order to get exposure.

VADIO is a human portrait of redemption, perhaps unattainable through music but possible with poetry. Unfortunately, David doesn't want to be a poet. It is a love story for a bygone Lisbon and Fado, where people still find catharsis singing songs about their sorrows. a film by
Stefan Lechner

Starring
David Gonçalves

Starring
(in order of appearance)

Ana Maria Isidro
Paulo Silva
Duarte Nunes
Adriano Luís Pina
Maria Alves
Tina Santos
Alexandre Duarte
Bruno Gonçalves
Hendriktje Ruiter
Jaime Nunes
Fernanda Proença
José Cardoso
Rui Costa
Maria Argentina Ferreira
Pedro Dias
Pedro Martins
Marlene Vilanova
Fernando Morais
Maura Aires
Maja Milinkovic

Written and Directed by
Stefan Lechner

Camera
Vasco Saltão, Vasco Viana

Sound Recording
Olivier Blanc

Editing
Stefan Lechner , Patricia Saramago

Dramaturgic Advisor
Arash T. Riahi

Credits and Graphics
Sofia Ferreira

Title Logo
Daniela Fernandes

Coloring
Filipe Fernandes

Sound Editing
Eve Corrêa-Guedes

Sound Mixing
Branko Neskov c.a.s.

Foley Artist
Nuno Bento

Foley Mixer
Joana Niza Braga

Additional Camera
Paulo Menezes, Stefan Lechner

Arquive Footage
Rui Santos Loio

Additional Sound
João Gazua, Copi

Camera and Editing Assistant
André Torres

Camera Assistant
Bárbara Isidro

Technical Coordination
João Serralha

Pre-Production Coordination
Leigh Carapeto

Production Assistant
Carolina Castro Almeida

Head of Production
Jacinta Barros

Producers
Jacinta Barros Rui Simões