A film directed by Tiago Guedes and Frederico Serra.
It is considered the first horror Portuguese movie and while I agree, It's much more than this epithet, I think one of the best thrillers made in Portugal. The script of Rodrigo Guedes de Carvalho is excellent and the story is very well told. Everything revolves around a legendary curse that plagues a house in the countryside and the devastating effects it has on the life of an unsuspecting family from the suburbs, so far nothing new, but the similarities end there with other films. Basically, this film is a reflection of our culture, addresses the otherworldly entities that roam this plane of existence in search of revenge, or who simply wish to disturb the living and the popular beliefs around these demonic figures, evoked in the villages fearing of God, the question is not if you believe it or not, but as the priest says at the very beginning, how can we refute its non-existence? The passage of time is also very important in this film; it seems that never passes by...it's annoying. The script directs us to a carefully contoured supernatural climax without cheating the viewer, which is not unexpected, is the anguish of uncertainty that feeds our curiosity until the ultimate end. I do not want to unveil too much, because I do not intend that the testimonial pollutes in some way what I can add about this movie. What I can say without exaggerating, again, is worth envisioned, if not so for the beautiful result of the action plans that link together, in fact, this is another point in favor of this psychological thriller, when the characters open the gates of the solar, for example, a rule in the films of the genre the "poor victims" face somewhat decadent gates that signal that something bad in going to happen this film, notice how everything is filmed backwards so to speak, who is the spectator ? Last but not least my appreciation for group of actors who were also up for the challenge, a cast full of well known names of the Portuguese and others less, youth values, that made this "bad thing" a remarkable film. Good movie!
