When Edwar d’s search  for his birth fami ly takes him and his gir lfriend  Ryley to a ma gnificent vi lla high in the mountai ns of norther n Portugal, he is excited  to meet his lo ng-lost mum and twin b rother.  Finally,  he’ll be abl e to fin d out w ho he is a nd where  he come s from.  But nothing i s as it seems,  and Edward soo n discovers th at he is b ound to them by a  monstrou s secre t. First foray into hor ror by one of the surest ass ets of Port uguese c inema. A fter the vis ual delirium  of “Diamantino ” that wo n him the  Critics’  Week prize at Can nes, Gab riel Abran tes surprises w ith a more  classic  horror f ilm arou nd the m ystery of  family  origins, but  also following  the Portug uese canon of c ountry  vs. city . Carloto Cotta in a dou ble performa nce, Alba  Baptista and Ana bela Morei ra in very chal lenging roles.　　When Edward’s se arch for h is birth f amily takes him and h is girl friend Ryley t o a magnifi cent vi ll