Film

The Act (2025)

• 1 november 2025
• 16m

Overzicht

On a sun-drenched nudist beach, João encounters Vanya, a mysterious Russian whose sorrowful gaze and dramatic presence disrupt the calm of Portuguese Beach №19, a known gay haven. As João strives to uncover the pain behind Vanya’s despair, their conversation turns into a tense improvisation, revealing a haunting tale of forbidden love and loss. Amidst the beauty of paradise, their unexpected connection is shadowed by uncertainty—João senses the encounter spiraling toward a tragic climax, unsure if he’s witnessing genuine vulnerability or the act of a manipulator.

Regisseur

Никита Лойк

Scenaristen

Никита Лойк

Met in de hoofdrol

Pedro Fontes, Ilya Khodyrev, Maria Zykova