Several characters who are each at critical stages of their lives are strangely impelled towards an uncharted lake in the middle of the desert where they all have the opportunity to save each other.
Cinematography
Desert lake glows like another planet
Direction
Fragata builds dread without explaining
Acting
de Almeida anchors the chaos with gravitas
Director
Fernando Fragata
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Filmed in California's Mojave Desert standing in for Portugal's Alentejo region due to budget constraints.
Fragata cited 'Wings of Desire' and 'Donnie Darko' as tonal blueprints but stripped the exposition to near-silence.
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