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This film depicts the life of the 19th-century Portuguese writer Wenceslau De Moraes by means of nine ancient ballads from China. The writer married a Chinese woman after he left his wife and family to go live in Macao. Later, he moved to Japan where he fell in love with a Japanese woman, staying in Japan for the rest of his life. Mixed in with the career and loves of Moraes is the history of Portugal at home and in its colonies.
Splen tells the story of a 21-year-old student who works as an assistant in a fish store. He has always felt attracted to Aura from his friend group. With the addition of Carpio to the group and the celebration of a costume party, his obsession increases. In between masks and alcohol, a series of misunderstandings makes Splen commit a fatal error.
