It is a film about love, loss and betrayal all revolving around the kidnapping of a minor. A great story with a psychological nature that leaves no one indifferent.
The argument of "a shot in the dark" is a recurring theme of our day that flood the pages of newspapers, in the case of the text of Jorge Almeida and João Nunes, the part I appreciate in this film is the moral turmoil and psychological stress with which the character of Joaquim de Almeida has to live as the result of an event that will totally change the events of his life. It is an excellent role for this actor with a long-standing international career, and was created for him. His interpretation of this judicial police officer, Rafael, earned a distinction, in my opinion deserved, because he is perhaps the most complex character in the whole movie by Leonel Vieira. He loves a woman who theft a minor and knows what he must do as an agent of the law but at the same time suffers because he tries to understand the reason that led her to commit this crime. The counter-point is the character of Margarida Marinho, a TAP host, and one of my favorite portuguese actresses. Her work in this film is like a layered cake. She, at first it seems a balanced person, trusting even, but as time passes by we discover other facets of her personality more obscure, in the end we are looking at the whole and find out that she is a person with an emotional imbalance that leads hers to abduct a child. Vanessa Machado is the flip side of this triangle that will do anything to retrieve her daughter. This unknown actress by the Portuguese public made her auspicious debut in this film. Ivo Canelas complete a bunch of great quality actors, in the skin of a villain, a role to die for if you allow me the expression. The steering of Leonel Vieira is a safe one, the film has a great rhythm that does not die as the plot gets more dramatic. The fact that Joaquim de Almeida had participated in other projects of the director is an asset, both already established a relationship of understanding that enables us to watch great performances by the actor and we really benefit from that in this film.
