A house full of forged dreams, three wives (sort of), and one kid who said 'nope' to talking. Portugal's weirdest family business.
In a Portuguese village by the sea, a family sees their house become a transit point to innumerous migrants due to a passport forgery business created by its patriarch, Vítor, and his Spanish ex-wife Fernanda. His Russian wife Liza and his son Mauro—who stops talking—see the newcomers alter the dynamics, relationships and aspirations of the house's residents.
Acting
Chulpan Khamatova's deadpan Russian wife is magnetic
Direction
Pinto lets awkward silences become entire characters
Production
The house itself—cluttered, coastal, slowly suffocating
Director
João Nuno Pinto
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Chulpan Khamatova was already a major Russian star; this was her unlikely Portuguese detour after Putin-era blacklisting pushed her toward European cinema.
The film quietly mirrors real patterns of undocumented migration through Portugal's southern coast, where fishing villages became accidental transit hubs during the 2000s.
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