Nine minutes is all it takes to ruin a chapel forever.
At an abandoned chapel a teenager gives herself to a boy, unsuspecting of what's lurking in the shadows.
Cinematography
Decay as character—every crumbling wall breathes.
Sound
Negative space audio; silence weaponized expertly.
Director
Vasco Esteves
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Portuguese horror often weaponizes Catholic guilt and sacred desecration—this chapel's decay mirrors institutional collapse.
The 9-minute runtime proves Esteves' discipline: no fat, just escalating dread.
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