

A cursed necklace and a secret cod recipe? Portuguese aristocracy has never been this unhinged.
Follows the Bourbon de Linhaça family and their precious Necklace of São Cajó, that's been in the family for over 3500 years and hides secrets, curses and a mythical cod recipe.
Acting
Gabriela Barros playing triple roles with glorious commitment to the bit.
Writing
The sacred cod recipe as plot device is genuinely inspired lunacy.
Production
Crusty ancestral mansion becomes perfect character in itself.

Director
Manuel Pureza
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Bacalhau worship is real Portuguese culture; this film treats it with unhinged religious devotion. Director Pureza allegedly wrote the sacred recipe himself during a fever dream.
The 3500-year necklace prop was actually a cheap tourist shop find that the cast kept 'losing' on set, forcing five replacements. Pureza insisted each replacement looked more cursed than the last.
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