2024 film by Miguel Gomes

Duarte, a blind man in his 50’s, starts to look for his Cape Verdean friend, Leandro, who mysteriously disappeared. Despite Lisbon’s summer heat, Duarte walks miles in his neighbourhood but no one seems to have seen him, nor remembers him. His quest will eventually lead him to the heart of the night and reveal his secret.

Mena lives alone with her daughter Clara. Today is Clara’s seventh birthday. Despite her limited financial resources, Mena still manages to organise a birthday party. But after a phone call from her mother, she becomes distraught and anxious.

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1917年第一次世界大战，一名梦想在法国前线为祖国葡萄牙奋力一搏的年轻士兵，不料被派去莫桑比克作战。然而在这趟神秘未知的旅途中，他逐渐被荒野吞噬，走进虚无的迷途与困顿之中，经历一幕幕交织的无穷噩梦。改编自导演若昂·努诺·平托祖父的真实经历，以非线性叙事将战时伤痛铺陈开来，大量自然光线的全景画幅展现非洲草原的广袤与人类的渺小，由此引发思考，幅员辽阔的土地上，战争所毁灭的，仅仅是人性吗？

On a volcanic island, inhabitants are caught in an unending cycle: the threat of impending eruptions and earthquakes, and the burden of past traumas loom over them. Some draw upon myth and religious beliefs to interpret their precarious situation, while others demonstrate resilience, rebuilding their villages from the volcanic rocks. Mirroring the ethereal atmosphere of the island's landscapes, the film gradually takes on the appearance of the stories it recounts.

Ema is a very attractive but innocent girl, so pretty that cars crash in her presence. In her youth she marries Dr. Carlos Paiva, her father's friend, to whom she is not attracted. They move to the valley of Abraham. Carlos loves her, but decides to sleep in a separate room to avoid waking Ema when he has to return late at night. As time goes by she begins to feel unhappy about her marriage, so she finds a new lover.

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