Mário was involved in a terrorist attack in Africa. Everyone thinks it was an accident but Mário knows it wasn’t. Now, hiden in Alentejo, he knows that sooner or later " they" will find him, yet he does not want to flee with a new identity until he finds his lover Alice. "They" find him and he has to escape with the help of Matilde. A fascinating woman who will now give him shelter and pretends to help him find Alice. Time is running out for Mário and Alice.
Acting
Paula Guedes simmers with ambiguous menace as Matilde.
Cinematography
Alentejo's sun-scorched emptiness becomes a character.
Director
Jorge Marecos Duarte
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Made during Portugal's reckoning with colonial wars; the unnamed 'Africa' carries deliberate weight.
Diogo Infante and Fátima Belo were real-life partners, adding uncomfortable authenticity to Mário's desperation.
PT
