Sandro Aguilar’s film “First Person Plural”, which is screening at the Rotterdam International Film Festival in the Tiger Competition, has released its trailer with diverse.
The film is produced by O Som EA Fúria, the company behind Miguel Gomez’s “Tabu” and “Arabian Nights,” Eugene Green’s “The Portuguese Nun,” and Lucrecia Martell’s “Zama.”
First Person Plural follows Mateus Lagoa and his wife, Irene, who will celebrate their twentieth wedding anniversary at a luxury resort on a tropical island, leaving their teenage son dangerously adrift. Before leaving, during an unexpected night, the side effects of the vaccine appear – fever, fainting, and hallucinations. A sad mood creeps in, tearing apart their world and hinting at unexpected dangers.
In a statement, Aguilar commented: “When Mateus and Irene wake up in their idyllic resort and the whole scene suddenly changes: luxury hotels, massages, cocktails, stereotypes of the bounty on the ground, everything takes on a festive nature, everyone died several times.” before. Now all must go unpunished, but this kind of post-mortem delirium, conjuring up an artificial paradise, seems to be orchestrated by a cruel, mysterious, bored demon, and although he enjoys providing romance and laying traps for his pawns, he is helpless. No power. Untangling them, their undying love.
The film stars Albano Geronimo, Isabel Abreu, and Eduardo Aguilar. The producers are Sandro Aguilar, Luis Urbano and Alessandro Borelli. La Sarraz Pictures is co-producing, with Portugal Film handling international sales.
Sandro Aguilar’s previous features include “Mariphasa” and “Uprise.” His short films “The Serpent” and “Corpo e Meio” were nominated for European Film Awards.
