The read
It runs a compact 1h 12m.
Synopsis
It’s 1942, and Portugal languishes under dictatorship and WWII rages just beyond its borders. Secrets, half-truths, and mistrust prevail in the state security office of chief inspector Varga, who makes professional privilege a cover for his unprofessional interest in a boldly carnal refugee and her alleged brother. Director/writer Saboga (screenwriter for Raúl Ruiz’s MYSTERIES OF LISBON) saturates the dark world of this predatory tale with steamy eroticism and paranoia, starting with the incestuous desires of his bi-curious adolescent daughter and including the family maid.
Ratings
IMDb5.8/10
4 audience votes
Key crew
- Carlos SabogaDirector
- Carlos SabogaScreenplay
Cast
- Joana RibeiroIlda
- Grégoire Leprince-RinguetBoris
- Ana PadrãoMarta
- Paulo PiresVargas
- Filipa AreosaDeolinda
- Pedro LimaJasmim
- Joana de VeronaMadalena
- Filipe Crawfordvoice
- Judith DavisLaura