A humiliated man's psyche explodes as Portugal collapses around him—pure cinematic madness.
During a night of humiliation, Raymond lives an inner revolt and a kaleidoscopic journey in a country that is about to collapse.
Direction
Edgar Pêra's unhinged visual language—no frame stays still.
Acting
Dominique Pinon commits full body to Raymond's spiral.
Director
Edgar Pêra
Dominique Pinon
Raymond Vachs
Albano Jerónimo
Captain Spinola
Paulo Pires
Damião
Alba Baptista
Catarina
Ney Matogrosso
André Leviatã
Vítor Correia
Álvaro
Iris Cayatte
Sofia
António Durães
Prime Minister Alfredo Vimioso
Adelaide Teixeira
Andreia
Marina Albuquerque
Engineer Daniela
Manuel João Vieira
Driver
Tó Trips
Ângelo Torres
João Lobo
Diana Sá
Adherent to Ktulu
Valdemar Santos
Adherent to Ktulu
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Pêra shot this during Portugal's ongoing economic precarity, using Raymond's collapse as mirror for national anxiety.
Pinon learned Portuguese phonetically for the role—his disorientation as actor bleeds into Raymond's alienation.
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