Assistant Director
There is a long night when Hugo, a civil servant, is sitting on the stairs of the Ministry where he works. He can’t face going home. The images of the mysterious 8 mm films he found in António’s house after he passed away keep coming back to his mind. Hugo remembers the day when Antonio, his superior at the Ministry, told him that he was going to die. Indirectly, Antonio seemed to want to tell him something about Hugo himself. Hugo’s desire to understand what had remained unsaid between the two of them, triggers other memories from the past. Hugo unexpectedly thinks back on the last time he saw the woman he loved, Adriana, and relives once more what he feels has been his unlived life.
Writer
There is a long night when Hugo, a civil servant, is sitting on the stairs of the Ministry where he works. He can’t face going home. The images of the mysterious 8 mm films he found in António’s house after he passed away keep coming back to his mind. Hugo remembers the day when Antonio, his superior at the Ministry, told him that he was going to die. Indirectly, Antonio seemed to want to tell him something about Hugo himself. Hugo’s desire to understand what had remained unsaid between the two of them, triggers other memories from the past. Hugo unexpectedly thinks back on the last time he saw the woman he loved, Adriana, and relives once more what he feels has been his unlived life.
Second Assistant Director
Odete, ajudante de supermercado em Lisboa, sonha em ser mãe. No entanto, quando ela revela seu desejo ao namorado, ele termina o relacionamento. Isto não impede Odete de ficar cada vez mais obcecada com a ideia da maternidade. Em outro ponto da cidade, o amor entre Rui e Pedro é interrompido quando este morre em um acidente de carro. Sozinho, Rui começa a perder a vontade de viver. Mas, estranhamente, o fantasma de Pedro parece querer unir Odete e Rui para realizar o sonho de uma e terminar com a desesperança do outro.
