Portugal’s Algarve is having a cinematic moment with Red Flags, a daring new UK-Portuguese co-production now shooting along its southern coast. Directed by Bradley Porter and starring Meaghan Martin (Camp Rock, Mean Girls 2), the darkly comic erotic thriller follows a former child star whose husband disappears on their European holiday, a vanishing that propels her into a dangerous, liberating journey of self-discovery.

What makes this project so compelling isn’t just its story but where it’s unfolding. The Algarve’s beauty, spectacular golden light and unhurried rhythm lend a depth and texture that couldn’t exist anywhere else. And the choice to film here signals something bigger: Portugal’s emergence as a creative destination for ambitious, international storytelling. Quarteira, in particular, has opened its arms to the production, grounding the narrative in authenticity by showcasing real locales and vistas. Red Flags is more than a film set in Portugal; it’s a glimpse of how this landscape is shaping the future of cinema and how stories born here are beginning to resonate far beyond its shores.