Drama ·Thriller · Portugal · 2024 · 18m

The Composer

O Compositor

The Composer poster
Director
Afonso LucasRodrigo Motty
Cast
Vicente Gil as Mauro Filipe Vargas as Álvaro
Crew
Alice Carvalho — Director of Photography Beatriz Paiva — Director of Photography Rodrigo Mendes — Editor Rodrigo Motty — Writer Afonso Lucas — Writer Rodrigo Mendes — Writer
Tagline

Pain. Music. Intimacy.

Synopsis

Álvaro Norte, a celebrated composer and cellist, invites his talented student Mauro to be his assistant. However, Mauro reveals he has other plans that would separate them. In response, Álvaro confines Mauro in a room, using his pain as inspiration for a new cello composition. Despite Mauro's resistance, he inadvertently ends up fulfilling Álvaro's artistic vision.

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Mood & Themes
composerpainsadomasochismmusetorturecaptivityintimacyobssessionbody horrormusicstudentmaster apprentice relationship
Key Collaborators
Afonso Lucas Director Rodrigo Motty Director Alice Carvalho Director of Photography Beatriz Paiva Director of Photography Rodrigo Mendes Editor Rodrigo Motty Writer Afonso Lucas Writer Rodrigo Mendes Writer Miguel Fonseca Writer Rita Crespo Producer
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