The film tells the story of Martin, a child of nine years, who one day disappears from private school where he studied. Police mounted a major search operation across the city to find him. All hypotheses are possible: What happened?
Direction
Leitão's clinical restraint makes every silence scream.
Acting
Carla Chambel's performance — is she grieving or performing grief?
Cinematography
Wealthy Lisbon interiors shot like evidence photos.
Director
Joaquim Leitão
Carla Chambel
Helena Tavares
Cristina Câmara
Olga Cabral e Melo
Paulo Pires
Filipe Cabral e Melo
Adriano Luz
Machado
Martim Barbeiro
Martim Cabral e Melo
Filipe Vargas
Ruas
João Baptista
Palmeirão
Francisco Areosa
Jornalista
Cândido Ferreira
Agostinho
Rita Lello
Cristina
Pedro Lima
Dono Agência
Dinarte de Freitas
Lima
Pedro Lamares
Homem no Bar
Joaquim Leitão
Pedopsiquiatra
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Released during Portugal's economic crisis, the film weaponizes class anxiety — the wealthy family's entitlement becomes its own kind of violence.
Leitão deliberately withheld the child's fate from the cast during filming, so their performances capture genuine uncertainty.
PT
