A gas station worker pirouettes toward her impossible dream — will she leap or chicken out?
27 minSeason 1 • Episode 6
LatestEmilia is a 17 year old who just finished high school and now works at the local gas station. She has the dream of becoming a professional ballerina, but has never had the courage to leave everything and try. One day she finally gets the chance to audition for the last ballet company still standing in Portugal. She will have to decide whether she should try and risk failing miserably or carry on with her comfortable life, without purpose.
Acting
Beatriz Maia's raw, unpolished authenticity sells every hesitation.
Direction
Filipa Amaro captures Portugal's fading industrial towns with poetry.
Creator
Filipa Amaro
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This spotlights Portugal's crumbling ballet infrastructure — the 'last company standing' isn't fiction, regional companies have collapsed nationwide.
Beatriz Maia trained as a dancer before acting; her real muscle memory makes Emília's clumsy grace heartbreaking and true.
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