Âmago

A pandemic took hold in the world and the confinement that once was already constant in Pedro's life made him even more alone. Tormented by the ghosts that in conscience he knew to be the sublimation of his pain, he needs to decide whether to face or succumb to the mambembe fate of the herd.

A simple man goes beyond his limits to discover the truth.

Samuel sees his life change completely when he receives a call from people who were taking care of his father. He needs to abandon his plans in the big city, when his life was stabilizing. Returning to the countryside, Samuel is confronted with the ghosts of his traumatic childhood, when his mother burned to death and his father left him to live with another woman. The hatred he holds towards his father cannot even be shown, as the old man does not have the physical or mental health to understand what is happening. As he takes care of the hollow shell his father has become, Samuel remembers old friendships and starts a romance with his father's stepdaughter, Marcela. Then, he starts to notice strange things happening.

Anatomy of Fear explores how experiences and trauma are transformed into cinematic horror. Through interviews, it examines how fear is constructed and shaped by individual experiences.

When late at night Paulo receives a visit from a stranger asking for help, a suspense begins with pain, suffering and a mark that can never be removed. The stranger enters the family and brings to light secrets that should never have been unearthed.