A motel, a murder, and a witness who knows too much — Portuguese '90s noir hits different.
Tomás is a young teenager who fights for the leadership of a small marginal group. One night, in the world that he cannot control, his fallout leads to the death of one of the group's members. Laura, the possible witness to the crime, becomes a threat.
Cinematography
Motel corridors that feel like traps.
Acting
Afonso Melo's Tomás seethes with desperate insecurity.
Director
Ana Luísa Guimarães
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
One of the few Portuguese films of the '90s to tackle juvenile delinquency through a noir lens, reflecting post-revolutionary urban anxiety.
Director Ana Luísa Guimarães largely disappeared from features after this; the film itself is nearly impossible to locate outside archival collections.
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