A member of the jet-set dies in Lisbon, of drug overdose. A journalist tries to pass through disinformation nets to get to the traffick ring leader who is acting with such impunity. He is up to a surprise, when all evidence points him towards a lady of immaculate repute...
Acting
Paul Naschy's rare straight dramatic turn as compromised journalist Henrique.
Production
Lisbon locations capture decaying glamour of early 70s Europe.
Director
Rafael Romero Marchent
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Made during Portugal's Estado Novo regime's final years, the film's critique of untouchable elites carried dangerous subtext. Director Marchent had to shoot Portuguese co-productions abroad to evade censorship.
Naschy took this role specifically to break typecasting after his Waldemar Daninsky werewolf series exploded—he later called Henrique his most personally demanding performance.
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