A Shot in the Dark is a 2005 Portuguese-language Crime Thriller film. A baby is kidnapped in a Brazilian airport. Years later, the mother lives in Lisbon and works in a strip-tease bar so she can survive. When she is fired, she joins a gang of bank robbers.. A shot in the dark features Joaquim De Almeida in the title role along with an ensemble cast including Vanessa Mesquita, Filipe Duarte, Ivo Canelas, Miguel Borges, Margarida Marinho and Cristina Cunha. It was released on 17th March 2005.