Released:
2007-11-28

Overview:
A bizarre and tragic ballad of an impossible love between a nameless topographer and Leonor in a swamp soon to be destroyed by the forces of Man. She (Teresa Salgueiro, ethereal voice of Madredeus) is the “swamp-flower”, protégée of a Socratic Director (and his goat Plato). In a world without women, she is kept safe from the temptations of the flesh by her strict and grotesque Aunt. The sound-track entirely played by the workers (fado and bossa nova singers) reveals parallel narratives of suspicion and conspiracy that unfold to the pace of the unconscious leading to a confrontation between Man and River. Inspired by a hypnotic story by Branquinho da Fonseca (1905-1974).

Director:
Edgar Pêra

Runtime:
1h 17min

Genre:
Drama

• Cast:
• 
  David Almeida
• 
  José Wallenstein
• 
  Manuel João Vieira
• 
  Paula Só
• 
  J.P. Simões