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Two boys are out, idly wandering about a swamp-infested region. They are pretending they are hunting, but have no rifles. They go deeper into a forest and lose sight of one another - until one of the boys finds the other again screaming for help, being pulled under in the quicksands. He runs in search of help and brings back a team of men to pull his friend out of the mire. They find the victim covered in mud, with only his head showing, and form a human chain to drag him out. The rescue team shout to him to stretch out one arm, only to find he has a hand missing. The director was two years and a half filming this masterpiece marked by a strongly surrealistic atmosphere that has been likened to the style adopted by Spanish film maker, Luís Buñuel. Shown at the Director's retrospective at the 15th Mostra.

director
Manoel de Oliveira

screenplay
Manoel de Oliveira

cinematographer
Manoel de Oliveira

edition
Manoel de Oliveira

cast
Antônio Rodrigues Sousa, João Rocha Almeida, Albino Freitas, Manuel de Sá

producer
Manoel de Oliveira

production company
Tobis Portuguesa


21 minutes
color, 35mm