Fernando, a lonely ornithologist, is looking for black storks, an endangered species. While observing the sky on a remote river in northern Portugal, he is dragged by the current. Rescued by a Chinese couple who was walking towards Santiago de Compostela, he plunges into a mysterious dark forest, trying to get back to his route. On the way, extreme actions shake him, slowly turning him into an inspired man, multifaceted and, finally, fully enlightened. By João Pedro Rodrigues, best director award at Locarno 2016.
João Pedro Rodrigues
1966, Lisbon, Portugal. Selected filmography: Happy Birthday! (short, Venice Film Festival 1997), Phantom (Venice 2000), Two Drifters (Cannes Film Festival 2005), China China (short, Cannes 2007), To Die Like a Man ( Cannes’ Um Certain Regard, 2009), Red Dawn (best short at the IndieLisboa 2011), Morning of Saint Anthony's Day (short, 2012), The Last Time I Saw Macao (Special Mention at the Locarno Film Festival 2014), and IEC Long (medium, 2015).
